Policy refinements and shifts are traced as the Army struggled with opening of new positions to women. This chapter is particularly useful as it summarizes many of the important court cases affecting military women. One of the most interesting features of the book is the series of interviews with a wide range of military women and men. Dorothy and Carl Schneider state that ability differences exist in both men and women, and some members of each group will perform well while others will not. Women are denied the opportunity to compete for these jobs, because they have limited access to combat arms positions.
Ground combat remains closed to women.
A major objection to women in combat has been that they supposedly lack strength for the work required. This objection may be overstated. It picks its senior leaders from ground combat branches. Much has been done, but more remains. While the book appears to be well researched and thorough, a few lapses were noted.