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G.I. Jane
1997 · Film · 125 min
Directed by Ridley Scott
In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program that would allow for the eventual integration of women into its combat services. The program begins with a single trial candidate, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, who is chosen specifically for her femininity. O'Neil enters the grueling Navy SEAL training program under the command of Master Chief John James Urgayle, who unfairly pushes O'Neil until her determination wins his respect.
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Well, you do hear about those things (welding, house building, firefighting, policing, the military).
For example, the United States Marine Corps is slowly integrating some basic training and has a few co-ed companies [1]. This was such a far-fetched idea in the 90s that Ridley Scott made a movie about it starring Demi Moore (G.I. Jane, 1997).
Firefighting is another excellent example [2]. 7-11% of firefighters in the United States are women (depending on how volunteer vs. career firefighters are counted). I remember that statistic because StackOverflow's female respondent rate hovers around ~5%. "Women are more likely to run into burning buildings than what I'm doing now" is the kind of gallows humor that gets me through the day.
There are also advocacy groups for other gender/work minority combinations, like male nurses and caretakers.
[1] https://www.hqmc.marines.mil/Portals/61/Docs/FOIA/Reading-Room/Final_Report-University_of_Pittsburgh_Academic_Study_on_Gender-Integrated_Recruit_Training.pdf
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_firefighting
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Ridley Scott made g.i.jane and the Gucci movie. He's not always auteristic. Haha.