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The truth behind how female marines are trained and what she considers systemic gender bias in the marines which remains the only branch to separate men from women during training, its particular resonance in light of the me too movement, and what shed say to trump. The truth behind how female marines are trained, lt. No book with fight like a boy in the title would be taken seriously, and i assume the title was the idea of the publisher, not ltcol g. A marine jag hits back at kate germanos fight like a girl. The truth behind how female marines are trained, the former marine and coauthor kelly kennedy, share her story of fighting to raise the bar for training. Government matters tv, april 18, 2018 fight like a girl details marine corps treatment of women. A marine jag hits back at kate germanos fight like a girl task. Kate germano discusses gender bias in the military. Today, she studies the art of memoir in hunter colleges masters of fine. I had the opportunity to read this book before it was published, but was turned off by the title fight like a girl. Shoot like a girl by senate candidate mj hegar, love my rifle more. Her book is a mustread for anyone who wishes to understand marine culture. Ousted marine commander aims to fight like a girl against npr.

Kate germano talks about hew new book, fight like a girl. To ask other readers questions about fight like a girl, please sign up. Her story is colorfully told, with contrasting accounts of dedication, triumph, humor, and deep frustration. Germano spends the better part of her book criticizing her leadership and her peers at the other battalions for failing to buy into her. New york minute mag, april 12, 2018 how to fight like a girl. Kate germano was the first woman to be fired from the marine corps fourth recruit. The truth behind how female marines are trained paperback april 3, 2018 by kate germano author. Read why women marines are inspired by germano and want her to continue her fight. Germano tells of her own fight against low expectations for women in the corps. Nearly all of the womens stories, such as kate germanos fight like a girl.

Fortunately, she has laid it out in fight like a girl, a deeply personal. I loved this book, it sounded like kate germano was taking directly to me. In fight like a girl, she recounts bringing up performance scores and morale at the parris island training facility, and the outrageous lack of support from she received from the marine corps, which fired her a year into the job. Throughout her book, she argues compellingly that theres no excuse for. How mothers can find fulltime satisfaction in parttime work our society would do well to take heed of kate germanos story. This is a nonfiction book kate germano and kelly kennedy published in 2018. Fight like a girl is an emotional indictment of the marine corps female recruit training and handling of gender bias issues up to the highest level. But lieutenant colonel kate germano arrived at the fourth recruit training.

We talked to germano, who lives in national harbor, about her new book, fight like a girl. Col kate germano addresses this problem through the prism of her own experience, mostly of the crowded. Kelly kennedy a marine corps combat veteran with 20 years of service describes her professional battle against gender bias in the marines and the lessons it holds for other arenas. After words with kate germano, fight like a girl youtube. Kate germano worked to hold female recruits to a higher bar. Germano, who shows herself to be a great communicator committed to integrity and equality, faced a stunted career after challenging the status quo. Fortunately, she has laid it out infight like a girl, a deeply personal. Im a former marine, also a female ltcol, and i cringe at that play on title, i cringe at joking about being a girl. Zero blog 30, april 14, 2018 fight like a girl with kate germano. I will tell you what my opinion is of this book, and whether it is worth a read. Kate germano talks about hew new book, fight like a girl, and.

The truth behind how female marines are trained by kate. But lieutenant colonel kate germano arrived at the fourth recruit training battalion at. Fight like a girl goodreads meet your next favorite book. Prometheus books, amherst, new york, 2018, 304 pages. In a new book, the retired officer talks about her efforts to.