But ask a man to send his mother, sister or daughter into war, and all of a sudden it's a different story. Of course, this is not to say that women and men alike don't have their hearts torn out over sending their brothers or sons to war. This is not to say that males don't oppose the draft, or that they aren't frightened out of their minds at the prospect of such brutality. Furthermore, male chivalry is not entirely dead. Many men still insist on opening doors for ladies or paying for a first date, and many women don't complain.
Some women now open doors for men and pay for first dates.
Maybe drafting women for war, in time, will become acceptable, too. Then again, maybe not. As much as women want equal footing, once those feet are planted in war boots, it's time to stop walking. I'm not saying it's right. I'm not saying it's fair.