Also, when women prisoners are taken by the enemy, their plight becomes a psychological tool to be used against us.
Recall the recent episode where the British sailors were taken captive by the Iranians. The lone female sailor among the hostages was highlighted over and over, more than the men combined. The Iranians shrewdly placed her front and center in all the videos and interviews done with the hostages. They correctly surmised that the sight of a female in peril would break the spirit of the British and make them more willing to capitulate.
You have all made excellent observations. As hard as I try, the image of women fighting in combat doesn’t work.
Men & women are different & no amount of psychobabble can alter what the Creator intended.
Women have wombs and men were designed to protect them...everything else is Broadway.