Women, war, and wifery.

The New York Times had a piece yesterday about the sixty-five women who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, “Jane, Ye Hardly Knew You Died.�
The article also discusses the debate on women in combat as well as the number of physical and mental effects on women who survived the war. My favorite sentence on this:

“A whole crop of veterans are suffering from post-traumatic stress and lost limbs, circumstances that sometimes prove more difficult for women who often fill the role of nurturers to their families.�

Forget about working women, who will take care of the babies??
As far as women not being allowed in combat, check out Jill’s post on how they essentially are in combat, just not getting the credit for it.