For many years, women have been trying to gain equality in the military. In large measure, this has been brought about. Women can now be assigned to all duties, including combat duties, if they meet the requirements. Recently, top Army and Marine generals suggested that women be required to register for the draft—another step toward giving women equal status. Anyone who champions women's rights and equal treatment would be expected to welcome this additional step toward equality. But at the CNN town meeting last Wednesday, when Anderson Copper asked if women should register for the draft, Hillary Clinton replied "I have to think about whether I think it's necessary to go as far as our military officers are recommending." So Hillary thinks women can only go so far toward equality. Is there a ceiling beyond which they should not go?
This is not a question of whether there should be a draft or not—that is a separate issue. The question here is: given that there is a draft, should it be applied equally to women and men?