GI Jane, a film by Ridley Scott, tells the story of Jordan O'Neill, a female lieutenant, chosen to be the test subject for a new fully integrated service of gender in the Navy Seals Cross Reconnaissance Team. O'Neill is given the task but is not expected to succeed. Historically, over 60% of men abandon training due to its grueling and inhumane regimen. O'Neill had previously attempted to enlist in military service during a time of war, but was denied due to the "lack of female restrooms on board the submarine." The sexist experience she encountered pushed her to accept the Navy Seals induction and vowed to complete it, regardless of the rigorous training it would entail. O'Neill saw this as his opportunity to change the Navy's discriminatory policies towards servicewomen. She was driven to prove everyone wrong and become a female Navy Seal. The senator who chooses O'Neill as a test case ensures that before O'Neill is selected as the top candidate, she meets certain criteria. Must be a heterosexual woman; we can see that even within the female gender, sexual preference separates who should be considered a true woman. In addition to making sure that the candidate for the new cross-reconnaissance team is not a lesbian, the senator also makes sure that O'Neil displays the typical female physique to give a stronger female representation. As O'Neill arrives at the Seals training facility she is immediately shunned by the other male trainees and ridiculed due to her gender. The other male interns try to make her stop by telling her that she is only there to serve as a mere promotion tool for politicians. O'Neill also receives special treatment to assist her with her "special needs" such as... middle of paper... and getting her removed from the Navy Seals training program. To her surprise, the same person who got her the position was also responsible for her downfall, the Senator. After confronting the Senator about her findings, O'Neill questions the Senator about why he pulled her out of training. The senator replies confidently: “No one wants to see a woman die in combat.” O'Neill is then prompted to raise the question of why a man's life is less valuable than a woman's. From this we see how O'Neill challenges the double standard argument about gender inequality. GI Jane challenges the discriminatory military policies that exist and examines the presence of male dominance and the consequences when it is disrupted by the opposite gender. The film is a good portrayal of the injustice that women face when trying to fight for gender equality.