Women on warships get knocked up, and they charge their superiors with sexual harassment. I see more of the same coming from women in subs. It’s another social experiment. Things are tried out in the military before they are tried out on the rest of us, e.g. integration. It’s about breaking down bourgeois social barriers — taking away privacy, respect for others, the sanctity of sex within marriage. This will degrade professionalism in the subs and take away from operational efficiency. It will just be a big distraction and open another can of worms (and cheese).
I don't think its an experiment. I think they're counting on certain results...