{"id":6459,"date":"2012-02-09T21:36:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T21:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/?p=706"},"modified":"2022-11-14T12:45:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T20:45:36","slug":"lioness-impact-continues-pentagon-to-change-women-in-combat-rules","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/lioness-impact-continues-pentagon-to-change-women-in-combat-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Lioness Impact Continues: Pentagon to Change Women in Combat Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News today that the <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/blogs\/politics\/2012\/02\/pentagon-to-lift-some-restrictions-on-women-in-combat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pentagon plans to change some of its long-standing rules on women in combat<\/a>, to reflect the reality that the ban currently in place does not represent the reality on the battlefield. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/lioness\/\">Lioness<\/a><\/em>, a film that influenced this policy change, aired on <em>Independent Lens<\/em> in 2008 (and was rebroadcast in December 2011).<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, The Center for Social Media said: &#8220;<em>Lioness<\/em> shows how a documentary positioned at the centerpiece of a strategic outreach campaign can put an issue on the public agenda and have a direct impact on public policy.&#8221; A recommendation included in the The National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2010 was the direct result of a March 31, 2009 screening and events surrounding the film on Capitol Hill, which was supported by key members of Congress. The insert was called &#8220;Recognizing Service Women Who Have Participated as &#8216;Lionesses&#8217; During Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News today that the Pentagon plans to change some of its long-standing rules on women in combat, to reflect the reality that the ban currently in place does not represent the reality on the battlefield. Lioness, a film that influenced this policy change, aired on Independent Lens in 2008 (and was rebroadcast in December 2011). 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