Excerpt from an article: “.We must include everyone.: Denmark's military service prepares to welcome more women.” [rte.social.ebu.io/4ZSOX4E650…]
"In the field, it's not easy for women to follow the same training programs historically designed for men. Mathilde, 1.60 m tall, says shyly: 'I'm not very tall and it's sometimes difficult to keep up with the long legs, and it's sometimes complicated to carry this heavy bag on my back.'
Complicated? Do you mean difficult?
"Indeed, for feminist author Birgitte Baadegaard, this is where the problem lies, in the confusion between equality and fairness: 'We fail to recognize that there are fundamental differences between men's and women's bodies.' For the analyst, there's still work to be done: 'Young girls are taught that they will be equal to men as long as they behave like them. This is completely false.’"
Who, exactly, fails to recognise that there are fundamental differences between men’s and women’s bodies?
"According to Brigitte Baadegaard, the same mechanisms are sometimes found in the professional world 'but at least you can resign', she says. 'In the army, young women don't have that option. Nor has the equipment been adapted for women. We need different helmets, for example. Women's skulls and necks are not made the same way as men’s'."
My goodness! Yet another difference between men and women.
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Nov 7, 2025 · 3:43 PM UTC







