Equal rights, equal obligation

On October 15th, 2015, in a article from USA Today titled "Draft women? Why not?", Glenn Reynolds addresses his views on introducing women into the draft, which I think is more aimed at equal rights activists but would certainly hit home for most Americans. Glenn Reynolds is a distinguished professor of law at the University of Tennessee, widely known for his political weblog Instapundit and having published numerous books, columns, and academic articles.

He starts with his disagreement with the draft itself but points out that if there is to be one then women should be included. He backs up his argument by comparing that in the past "a sexual division of labor - in which women focused on childbearing and child-rearing while men engaged in war - tended to make societies to much more formidable" and compares it to modern changes in gender equality. Stating that the division of labor has adjusted through the years due to women's primary role no longer being childbearing and that today's average age of fertility is more in a female's late 20's to 30's, well after the age a draft would be in effect. He also addresses this question of fairness by pointing out that by giving equal rights to women should bring the same equal obligations that they have to the nation as men.

I agree with his point in that women should be included in the draft. I feel as though it would strengthen our society as a whole and move more away from the cliché that men are superior to women. I'm not saying that women should be put on the front lines but their inclusion in military support roles would greatly benefit our military.