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Originally Posted by Macleod1701

Ah my mistake, I did know about the pilot thing. I've never flown with a woman as yet though and it wouldn't be as a fighter pilot (bloody bad eyesight). There are more and more female pilots going into the military but like most things nowadays human ability only goes so far before technology surpasses it.

The differences are minor, but if you take 1000 women and 1000 men and compare the group average, women has slightly faster visual perception and men has solve mental rotation tasks slightly faster.

Originally Posted by Xan

Well - one thing I've picked up over the years, is that more people belive it is more demoralizing to see women then men getting injured and killed in combat.
My bet is that perception springs form the "weaker gender".
Now - personally - I do not agree with it, but it is one of the reasons I've seen mentioned, both when I was serving my conscription and outside in "society".

I am sure that's the way a majority of people see it now, but you can never change prejudice unless you start opposing it. As soon as women start to participate in military activities, people will adapt to it.

During the 19th and 20th century, there has been doubts surrounding almost any professional area and women. Are women strong enough to become doctors? To see blood? To have responsibility over life and death? Are women strong enough to be judges? CEO:s? Politicians? Should women be allowed to inherit property and money? Should women be allowed to vote? You name it - it all stems from the traditional western christian gender role that women and men are different in nature, and that women are weaker. But society changes, and the perception change.