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As she did so provocatively with military spouses in Army Wives, Tanya Biank gives us the inside story of women in todays militarythe professional and personal challenges that confront female soldiers from the combat zone to the home front... Since 911, more than 240,000 women soldiers have fought in Iraq and Afghanistanmore than 140 have died there, and they currently make up fourteen percent of the total active-duty forces. Despite advances, todays servicewomen are constantly pressed to prove themselves, to overcome challenges men never face, and to put the military mission ahead of all other aspects of their lives, particularly marriage and motherhood. In this groundbreaking, insiders look at thewomendefending our nation, Tanya Biank brings to light the real issuesof femininity, belonging to an old boys club, veiled discrimination, dating, marriage problems, separation from children, questions about life goals, career trajectories, and self-worththat servicewomen are facing by focusing on four individual stories.