Canadian Female Soldiers: Forefront with Afghan women

Opinion
Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor

Helping those who cannot help themselves can be difficult if language and cultures  of those  make it either impossible or  strained.  Afghani women are prohibited from interacting with any male not a family member get a break when Canada's female fighting forces take up the cause by addressing Afghani womens concerns through an interpreter. Afghani women certainly have a better grasp what is going on around them, more so than the male populace. Afghani males may exaggerate or withold issues through male bravado, while Afghani women most likely will tell it like it is.  Female intuition and empathy certainly can get to the bottom of most Afghani womens issues and gather much needed intel through communicating.