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"Women Ascend to Iraq's Elite Police Officer Corps". This article details progress in Iraq, in which fifty women became the first women to become elite police officers. The job of the national (elite) police force is a dangerous, but high paying job in Iraq; the prohibition on female elite police officers has only recently been lifted. The women faced challenges of extreme physical training and some rebuke from males in the community, but with the support of their family members they rose to success. In fact, there are several areas (such as interrogation) in which women excel over men. This program will continue to grow, with twice as many women enrolling in the elite force this upcoming year.

1. Why was the ban on women placed? Why was it lifted? 2. Several of the advisers in this program were American; what role did the United States play in this change? 3. How large of a change is this? Will it have a large influence on the future? 4. How does this reflect the views of different outlooks of the world?