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Women notch a win in battle for equality

Sargent Crystal Groves with a U.S. Marine Female

Photo credit: Getty Images, 2010 | Sargent Crystal Groves with a U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team stands in formation during a ceremony for the 235th birthday of the Marines at Camp Delaram in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Who says going to war isn't women's work?

Probably the same person who said women don't belong in the executive suite and college is still a boys' club. Good luck selling those old fictions to a generation of ambitious women. It turns out a woman's place is in the House, the Senate AND the foxhole.

You want to know how swiftly gender stereotypes are collapsing? Don't focus only on Defense...

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