Do quotas need to be set to recruit women in the ADF?

22 Aug 2012
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Women form 13.8 per cent of the ADF, a one per cent increase in a decade, with more under-representation occurring at the highest levels, a report by the Australian Human Rights Commission has found.

Gender diversity targets are required to ensure women have the same opportunities as men in the ADF, the report says. What do you think?

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To many men

Steve - from Biggera Waters, 5 months ago

Women are entitled to equality, however using a quota system to even up their representation in the armed forces is absolute rubbish. The human rights people are going to far, sooner or later the same theory will apply to religions, race and the mentally and physically challenged. The military is primarily a mans domain and will always be so. Having served myself in a conflict situation I understand that putting women on the front line may beome a potential disaster for a number of reasons.

time delay

barry - from burwood, 9 months ago

It can take a male 20 years to get to the top so why should women have quotas to help them get there any faster. I bet the report did not take the time delay factor into account when making their assessment of under representation.

war

pete - from perth, 9 months ago

Just more post traumatic stress disorder waiting to happen or death and injury!.

Never!!!

jaspa - from gold coast, 9 months ago

If you decide to enlist into the armed services, then you submit yourself to the rules and regulations of this organization. Being an ex-serviceman, and having served my country in war, it is fair to say, your selection and subsequent rise in rank in the armed services, is based on your abilities and leadership. Political Correctness has no place in a modern defence force.

Mr

Stephen S - from Sydney, 10 months ago

Definately not! Women need to move up the ladder under the same criteria that is used for others, if not, what sort of officers, commanders are we really going to have? Obviously not the type needed to lead command!

Natural Instinct

TakeAStepBack - from Berwick, 10 months ago

At the end of the day just taking more women into the armed forces just to equal gender is ill taught. The best person for the job should be selected and gender should not play any part in it.

Just being politically correct with a hint of social engineering...

Private Balderick - from Lives next to the AHRC, 10 months ago

And what point are you trying to make exactly? Are you losing sleep because women, who have the freedom of choice as to their careers are not being attracted to the armed forces? That type of life does not suit everyone which is applicable to both genders, and setting targets is just pathetic social engineering at its worse. Let people decide for themselves what they want to do without constant interference and subliminal directives from our political masters. Concentrate on bigger issues.

Political correctness does not take into account men & women are different

Duncan - from Canberra, ACT, 10 months ago

Women are allowed to join the Australian military if they so wish to do so. At Universities and TAFE certain subjects like Engineering and I.T. have far fewer women in it whereas teaching and nursing has higher numbers of females then males in it. This quota system is is yet another annoying example of political correctness gone mad. We must accept that there are some differences between the genders not necessarily due to any discrimination as such.

Im Confused

Wag - from Sydney, 10 months ago

Is our Military the Australian Defense Force ?or the American Interests Defense Force?

Less testosterone, more brains?

Garry - from Queanbeyan, 10 months ago

Perhaps it is just harder to find women prepared to the dirty work for the benefit of the rich and powerful. If Bush, Blair and Howard (and maybe even Halliburton executives) had to fight alongside the troops going into Iraq, I'd wager a peaceful solution would have been found.

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