There's a much greater acceptance of female members. RCMP managers often hesitated to assign hard police tasks to the newly-graduated young women under their command. Some were paternalistic. What members are realizing today is that women have a different contribution to make, even in volatile situations. We know our strengths and weaknesses.
Women are more willing to talk their way out of a physical confrontation.
Cst Barb Alexander of E Division remembers the loneliness of her first posting. You're not one of the guys. You're not one of the secretaries. You're not one of the wives. You're something different.