A woman's work
And you thought carpal tunnel syndrome was bad. Here are six women tackling some of the most challenging jobs in the world.
Photographs by Louie Palu, Ryan Carter, Donald Weber, Graeme Williams, Rita Leistner and Jessica Dimmock
Captain Marie-Eve Bégin
ARTILLERY OFFICER with the Light Artillery Regiment of Canada, southern Afghanistan
AGE 27
BORN St-Jérôme, Quebec
JOB DESCRIPTION Conducting combat operations against the Taliban
HOW LONG ON THE JOB Enlisted in the military at 17
THE NUMBERS Canada has 2,500 women in uniform in Afghanistan (7.5 percent of our forces). Thirty Canadian soldiers were killed in the region last year.
THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF HER JOB "The IEDs [improvised explosive devices, or roadside bombs]. There's nothing you can do to avoid them. They can be everywhere, and they're hard to detect. When we're under fire [however], we can respond. We find the enemy, neutralize them and carry on with the mission."
First published in Chatelaine’s March 2008 issue.
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