· Acceptance by their male peers has yet to occur. Women receive, at best, a “cool” reception from male police officers and, at worst, a hostile reception
· Women are still viewed with skepticism by their male counterparts in spite of the fact that women have been doing police work for nearly one-hundred years. The public is, however, considerably more positive and frequently welcoming of their presence. In recent years acceptance by the public has grown as women police have been seen more frequently on the street on patrol and in uniform.
· Women are still expected to fulfill traditional gender role responsibilities, like family responsibilities (Brookshire 1980, Martin 1980). When these responsibilities are violated it creates role strain and role conflict; (Martin 1980, Jacobs 1983)
· Female soldiers cite "the amount of time separated from family" as the most important reason for leaving the military before retirement," the report from the veterans' group said.
· Sixty-two percent of the employed mothers in a recent Pew Research Center survey said they would prefer to work part time due to having a family.
· Equipment and facilities inadequacies in Police Department--including material conditions of such items as locker rooms (Horne 1980, Washington 1974), uniforms (Brookshire 1980), and patrol car seats (Horne 1980).
· The glass ceiling has a great affect on military advancement opportunities for women. Women are not equally represented in higher level ranks.
· Women deployed in the military have raised concerns over privacy, and adequate access to feminine hygiene products or gender-specific prescriptions such as birth control pills.
· A face a fear of complaining about sexual abuse (The Council of the City of New York, Committee on Women 1986)
· Women have been coping with the under-reporting of sexual assault and harassment for decades. In 2008, reports of sexual assaults were up 9 percent from the year before, but the military believes that the numbers are under-reported and that many victims, fearing reprisals, wait until after leaving the armed forces to tell their stories.
