Introduction
The video was based on the interview conducted by Jamie Hauer with police officer Pamela Henry, who has been serving as a women’s police officer since 2005 and has been four years in Texas. In her service, she spent most of her time patrolling while an active police officer with full experience. Her husband is in military service with different departments, and she considers her motivation for her work.
The discussion that is broken between them is about what kind of gender stereotyping she had to face from her department or society as a police officer. How are women doing in her department? It is a male-dominated department, and mostly, it is only considered by the people as a male industry for service, and women are not considered best for it. Also, what does she face from male officers, and does she face discriminatory behavior in promotions and for achievement awards? Do they consider her as a teammate fully or not?
Looking at all the interviews and talks conducted by the guest, the interview was relaxed, and it was like she did not have good knowledge of gender inequality faced in society. She is doing well with her job. She shared that women had to struggle the same as men. There is no discrimination from the department she has ever faced. In her argument, she said women had to be strong. In her view, women fail in this department due to their behavior. Pamela is well supported by her family, and as her husband is in military service he is well aware of her job, and he considers him supportive.
This interview reflects that women are getting an equal chance in police departments, but there are still gaps that can be identified in society by the family. She states her family supports her, like her mother being supportive in terms of enrolling in the police and her husband understanding her job nature. If family become supportive, we can end gender inequality in the society (Jamie Hauer-Walker)
Works Cited
Jamie Hauer-Walker. Guest Speaker #2 Gender and Equality MSU GFC. 2016. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0xBtOEwyxQ&feature=youtu.be.
