In a new study of current and former U.S. soldiers, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Queen's University found that those deployed to Afghanistan in mixed-gender units were more likely to view gender integration positively than all-male units.Co-authors Heidi Hardt, UC Irvine political science associate professor, and Stéfanie von Hlatky, Queen's University political studies professor, explain that, in interviews, many soldiers viewed women's involvement in military operations as critical to operational effectiveness. 

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