I think there's a lot of work that's starting to be done by civilian academics, especially related to this. I think the combat arms environment, in particular, is still very masculine dominated and is still guided by those warrior values. Women are quite welcome in that environment if they can adjust and integrate within the environment, but we're also learning that women are essential to combat teams for various reasons, many of which have come up in Afghanistan. I think that as leadership starts to learn more about the value of a mixed gender team and that having women on the team adds value, it's not just about assimilating women into that culture.... As leaders develop and start to better understand the value of greater gender diversity, that will start to change.
On February 12th, 2013. See this statement in context.