Michelle Williams

Oh, admiration and approval, definitely. Definitely. In fact, I once or twice heard men stand up for me because they saw me running so much. There was one time I dropped into a colleague's barracks room to borrow a book, The Psychology of Killing. I remember that distinctly. Went in, borrowed this book, and at that moment, the NCO on duty walked by.

And my being in a male room was grounds for punishment. And so he definitely, you know, chewed us out. And then he said, well, I'm going to let you off this time because I see you running all the time. I was like, well, okay. And so that kind of thing was in my mind when I was tired and wanted to take a day off.

And my being in a male room was grounds for punishment. And so he definitely, you know, chewed us out. And then he said, well, I'm going to let you off this time because I see you running all the time. I was like, well, okay. And so that kind of thing was in my mind when I was tired and wanted to take a day off.

And my being in a male room was grounds for punishment. And so he definitely, you know, chewed us out. And then he said, well, I'm going to let you off this time because I see you running all the time. I was like, well, okay. And so that kind of thing was in my mind when I was tired and wanted to take a day off.

It was like, well, my reputation, my entire sense of selfhood really revolves around being the endurance runner. So as long as I'm doing that, I don't know, like I'm doing something to claim my place within the Marine Corps, no matter how tiny it is. It makes me feel like I'm doing my best.

It was like, well, my reputation, my entire sense of selfhood really revolves around being the endurance runner. So as long as I'm doing that, I don't know, like I'm doing something to claim my place within the Marine Corps, no matter how tiny it is. It makes me feel like I'm doing my best.

It was like, well, my reputation, my entire sense of selfhood really revolves around being the endurance runner. So as long as I'm doing that, I don't know, like I'm doing something to claim my place within the Marine Corps, no matter how tiny it is. It makes me feel like I'm doing my best.

All of it. I enlisted one of the greatest appeals of the military was the promise of meritocracy, that I would be judged on my character and my effort, what I could control. And not my gender, which is something that no one gets to control. It's just how you are. And that was just simply not the experience I had. My gender was so aggressively I was sexualized from the first day.

All of it. I enlisted one of the greatest appeals of the military was the promise of meritocracy, that I would be judged on my character and my effort, what I could control. And not my gender, which is something that no one gets to control. It's just how you are. And that was just simply not the experience I had. My gender was so aggressively I was sexualized from the first day.

All of it. I enlisted one of the greatest appeals of the military was the promise of meritocracy, that I would be judged on my character and my effort, what I could control. And not my gender, which is something that no one gets to control. It's just how you are. And that was just simply not the experience I had. My gender was so aggressively I was sexualized from the first day.

And that never really ended until the last day I left the Marine Corps. Like if someone managed to say something. reminding me I was a girl and that that was inherently problematic effectively every day of my enlistment. There were times as I worked on this book for nine years where I really hoped that some of the messaging had become irrelevant.

And that never really ended until the last day I left the Marine Corps. Like if someone managed to say something. reminding me I was a girl and that that was inherently problematic effectively every day of my enlistment. There were times as I worked on this book for nine years where I really hoped that some of the messaging had become irrelevant.

And that never really ended until the last day I left the Marine Corps. Like if someone managed to say something. reminding me I was a girl and that that was inherently problematic effectively every day of my enlistment. There were times as I worked on this book for nine years where I really hoped that some of the messaging had become irrelevant.

I am fortunate enough that many of my girlfriends who've chosen to have children and have the young women that I do see in my life have so much more empowered messages of what it is to be a girl. They're proud of their strength. They're here for it. They stand up for themselves. And it's so cool to see

I am fortunate enough that many of my girlfriends who've chosen to have children and have the young women that I do see in my life have so much more empowered messages of what it is to be a girl. They're proud of their strength. They're here for it. They stand up for themselves. And it's so cool to see

I am fortunate enough that many of my girlfriends who've chosen to have children and have the young women that I do see in my life have so much more empowered messages of what it is to be a girl. They're proud of their strength. They're here for it. They stand up for themselves. And it's so cool to see

And I kind of had this hope that maybe this work and some of the things I'm talking about of the casual sexual harassment and misogyny, maybe this is the last generation. Maybe this is going to You know, be more of a historical reflection of a certain point of time. And since the recent election, I kind of have felt this really familiar fire under my skin.

And I kind of had this hope that maybe this work and some of the things I'm talking about of the casual sexual harassment and misogyny, maybe this is the last generation. Maybe this is going to You know, be more of a historical reflection of a certain point of time. And since the recent election, I kind of have felt this really familiar fire under my skin.

And I kind of had this hope that maybe this work and some of the things I'm talking about of the casual sexual harassment and misogyny, maybe this is the last generation. Maybe this is going to You know, be more of a historical reflection of a certain point of time. And since the recent election, I kind of have felt this really familiar fire under my skin.

Trump's nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is saying that women are incompetent and that their presence in the military causes love triangles and drama. And the conversation about women in combat is a really charged one. And it distracts from the fact that ostensible leaders saying that kind of dismissive, reductionistic language is going to seep down through the ranks.