Australia says it will open combat roles to women

In these past days, Australia’s government has decided to let women serve in all front-line combat roles. Special Forces, infantry and some artillery roles are now open to women, which made big scandals all over the world, since only Canada, Israel, New Zealand and Australia are the only developed countries with no restrictions on women serving in military forces.

In my opinion, as the Defense Minister Stephen Smith said, “In the future, your role in the defense force will be determined on your ability, not on the basis of your sex”. I think it is too important to know that any job can be done by anyone, it only depends on the ability and how you do it, not on your sex. It is not fair not giving a job to someone just because his or her sex, since we know that human are equal.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/world/asia/australia-will-allow-women-to-serve-in-frontline-combat.html?_r=&ref=australia