EOD Roundup
EOD Roundup: Why Marriage on ‘Downton Abbey’ Won’t Go ‘The Office’ Route
6:15 pm, February 7th | by Colette McIntyre
In today’s EOD roundup, The Atlantic argues that Downton Abbey‘s contented relationships makes the show “more satisfying and intimate” as opposed to boring. (Ahem, The Office.) We’d agree but let’s be honest — we’re only in it for the Dowager Countess and the gay footman-turned-valet-turned-underbutler drama.
Politics
Secretary of Defense Set to Lift Ban on Women in Combat Roles
11:30 am, January 24th | by Colette McIntyre
How’s this for progress — according to NPR, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is lifting the 1994 rule that bars female soldiers from front-line positions.
Politics
Kirsten Gillibrand Might Get Military Ladies The Recognition They Deserve
2:00 pm, May 26th | by Lilly ODonnell
The Gender Equality in Combat Act, introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), would require the DoD to set a date to lift all restrictions on women in combat.
Stewart On Military Women: “War Is Easier When It’s All Dudes — You Don’t Have To Care About Each Other”
1:37 pm, February 15th | by Amy Tennery
Last week we learned that presidential candidate Rick Santorum was concerned about women’s “more unique” emotions and how they might interfere in a combat situation. Santorum raised these concerns after the Pentagon announced it was changing its guidelines, allowing more women on the front lines of combat.
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