Jessica Scott

My latest post is up over at PBS POV Regarding War. I’d love to hear what you think.

http://www.pbs.org/pov/regardingwar/conversations/women-and-war/mothers-in-the-military-punishing-mothers-who-serve.php

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The post I wrote first and is turning out to be the most contentious one yet is up over at PBS POV Regarding War.

I encourage you to read the comments and leave one, whether you agree or disagree. I think the whole debate on women and war is fascinating and intriguing, more so because I look at how people outside the military view us who are in today versus how we see ourselves.

Please, stop by and read some of the posts, as well as my piece on sexual assault and military women.

http://www.pbs.org/pov/regardingwar/conversations/women-and-war/sex-and-the-military-woman-female-soldiers-are-not-just-victims.php

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My second post is live: I’m writing for PBS POV Regarding War: Women and War. My 2nd post is up and so far, this whole adventure has turned out to be quite controversial!

http://www.pbs.org/pov/regardingwar/conversations/women-and-war/women-in-combat-is-a-moot-point.php

Jess

http://www.jessicascott.net

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We’re up and running over at PBS POV Regarding War: Women and War and I’ve got to say, NOW I am a nervous wreck.

I’m in some pretty esteemed company. Anu Bhagwati, Helen Benedict and Erin Solaro have defined the field when it comes to discussions on women in the military. I simply wrote a blog from Iraq. It’s an honor to be included in this discussion and I only hope I bring something new to the conversation.

I’m shaking as I write this because this is real and this is serious and I’m all of a sudden filled with doubt as to what I can really add to the conversation because my experiences are so dramatically different from what the media portrays.

So I’m still shaking. I think I will be for the rest of the day. But this is it.

Holy. Crap.

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