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Women in the United States Marine Corps
As of 2016, women make up 8% of all active enlisted Marines, and 7.5% of active Officers. These numbers give the Marine Corps the lowest ratio of women in all of the U.S military branches. Women's presence in the Marine Corps first emerged in 1918 when they were permitted to do administrative work in an attempt to fill the spots of male Marines fighting overseas. It wasn't until 1948 that women were able to become a permanent part of the Corps with the passing of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act. However, even with the Integration Act, women were still banned from certain Military Occupation Speciality s. It was not until 2016 that Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that all military occupations will be open to women without exception. As of 2018, there are currently 92 women serving in the Marine Corps combat arms.

Summary: https://www.cfr.org/article/demographics-us-military

-When women were able to join/pioneers --


 * Back in 1918, the first female Marines were not afforded this opportunity. Originally, women were only permitted to do clerical work and operate within the continental U.S. Women took on the administrative jobs to allow male Marines to be sent to fight overseas. By the end of World War II, 85 percent of the enlisted personnel assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps were women.
 * The Marine Corps has been integrating women as a permanent part of its force since the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act w as passed on June 12, 1948. ( https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/1601358/a-century-of-solidarity-celebrating-100-years-of-women-serving-in-the-marine-co/ )

-Barring from certain MOS's (20/336 jobs closed to women) -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced today that beginning in January 2016, all military occupations and positions will be open to women, without exception. ( https://dod.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/632536/carter-opens-all-military-occupations-positions-to-women/ )

-Pioneers for first women in combat roles/etc

-Physical requirements/Testing process/Etc

-Controversies with women in USMC

-Nude photo scandal, leadership scandals, women in combat (Lioness program?)

Sociological aspect: --Where would I put this into the article?

-Sexism within workplace/in culture

-Male dominated career (sexual harassment, glass ceiling)

-Intersectionality within branch