Recently the Navy had inducted the first woman pilot, in this aspect, discuss the various role and significance of women in the Indian Navy. (200 Words)
Refer - The Indian Express
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KEY POINTS
· The Navy announced the induction of a woman officer as pilot of Dornier aircraft, which are fixed wing aircraft operating from ashore establishments.
· The Navy announced induction of two women officers as observers for the helicopter stream. Observers are airborne tacticians who fly on board helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft operated by the Navy. Till now women were inducted as observers for fixed wing aircraft which take off and land ashore. Entry in the helicopter stream means that women officers can now be deployed on frontline warships from which helicopters can operate.
· Serving and retired women officers from Armed forces in general and Navy in particular, sound a precautionary note against the celebrations about latest developments. They believe that the developments will have to actually result in more women coming into operational streams and new streams being opened for women in coming days. Some are also concerned that too much media and public attention on these new entrants can put unwanted pressure on them.
· In the context of the Armed Forces, specious reasons have been advanced by decision makers and administrators. They range from physiology, motherhood and physical attributes to the male dominated hierarchies.
· A level playing field ensures that women have the opportunity to overcome their histories of discrimination with the surest of responses based on their competence, ability and performance.”
· Women officers hope that these developments would result in them being posted at commanding positions on the ships which are a key for career advancements in the operational streams and also some day lead to women being deployed for most challenging of the deployments including that in the submarines.
