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It’s a shame they didn’t have an arm of the study looking at female-only units. As it is, they are comparing men-only with mixed units, so there is no way to de

It’s a shame they didn’t have an arm of the study looking at female-only units. As it is, they are comparing men-only with mixed units, so there is no way to determine how much of the effect is due to being in a mixed vs single gender unit. I recall in England that women did better academically in single-sex schools than they did in mixed schools. It’s conceivable the same might (or might not) be true here. Of course, they also need to ensure equivalent levels of fitness and experience, which doesn’t seem to have been the case here.

whb07 8y ago
There wouldn’t be a critical number of women required to create a standard Marine rifle platoon. You’re essentially talking of 3 squads of 12+ people/squad. Never mind a supporting platoon of weapons(machine guns/mortars/assault) which is 40+ members. So on a good day you’re talking of maybe 50 seriously jacked women (just to compare to an average male) that has to choose to become part of the infantry. Do you know how you hear “there are no devs anywhere! Lol zomg “ well, this actually applies to the military in general. Never mind finding super jacked women who are choosing to go to the military, then pick the infantry, then pick the Marines. So out of all that, as a young woman going to the military,why would I go do infantry and be miserable in water/desert, no showers for weeks on end, carrying heavy equipment for miles.... or I could get the same pay and be promoted faster as a clerk/accounting/cook/driver. Israel is able to have some women sniper platoons (who are pretty hot) because they require mandatory service. Source: Marine and yes I’ve seen the female IDF Edit: English