History Main / GenderIsNoObject

** Kuvira in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has [[{{Mooks}} Mooks]] of both genders.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', there are many women among the soldiers and assassins, both among humans and elves. The Humans even have a female general, while the elves have a female commander. There are still more male soldiers and assassins, but women doing these jobs is absolutely normal there.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' the military is generally portrayed as integrated and both men and women are liable for conscription. Played for laughs when at a parade Linda, an announcer, states: "Representing our men, women and [[ChildSoldiers children in uniform]], it's Earth's greatest space hero, [[GeneralFailure Zapp Brannigan]]!" Except for one episode, where Brannigan informs Leela that women are no longer allowed in the military, due to the many sexual harassment suits that result [[CasanovaWannabe from him personally]]. She's forced to pull a SweetPollyOliver and become "Lee Lemon" in order to protect Bender and Fry (who "always die if [she's] not there").
* Done every which way in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Zigzagged with the Royal Guards, where Princess Celestia seems to prefer an all-male military as her guards were exclusively male until late Season 8, but is perfectly willing to integrate females into her military when the need arises such as needing the extra troops to fight King Sombra in a BadFuture or shore up her guard's numbers in the event of a heightened threat.
** Played straight with the Wonderbolts who don't seem to care what your gender is so long as you're a capable flyer, and Grogar's LegionOfDoom who don't seem to care what your gender is so long as [[EqualOpportunityEvil you're sufficiently villainous]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'', the ensigns of the lower decks crew sleep in large open bunks with no gender segregation. In the episode "Kayshon, His Eyes Open", it was revealed that crew of both genders even shower together.

This is '''not''' the same as splitting the sexes up into segregated units. When this trope is used, mixed units are the norm, and by extension often a completely integrated society as well in which the ''only'' difference between the sexes, in a social sense, is that one can get pregnant and the other can impregnate. In a Science Fiction story where test-tube-and-incubator babies are common, even this is removed and [[SamusIsAGirl if the soldier is encased in armor, you can't tell what gender he/she is]], and it doesn't matter anyway.

Be careful: not every story about women serving in the military is an example of this trope. Stories where the majority of military units are male and [[TheSmurfettePrinciple occasionally]] [[TheSquadette you find a girl]] do not apply. Nor do militaries where women are common but are restricted to certain roles (especially if those are noncombat roles). Nor do stories where there are women in combat roles, but they are consistently portrayed as falling into the DamselInDistress or FauxActionGirl trope.

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': The military of Eostia make no gender distinctions whatsoever. In addition, it is not uncommon to see female generals and male healers in the battlefield. There are two [[AvertedTrope exceptions]] to this trope: the Seven Shields (female-exclusive), and the Black Dogs (male-exclusive).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride:'' Kiara is the heir to Simba's throne despite being a lioness, and retains this status after later marrying, so it's not for a lack of an eligible male lion to rule. The film doesn't treat this as an issue even worth commenting on. Simba is simply a very fair king that doesn't discriminate.

* The military in ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' is integrated. The only mention of gender in the military happens when Hudson asks Pvt. Vasquez if she has ever been mistaken for a man, and she replies "No. Have you?" ''Film/{{Alien}}'' is an even more extreme example. The script was specifically written to only call characters by their last names and ranks to make them as gender neutral as possible, so as to avoid standard horror movie gender tropes.

* ''Film/GIJane''. The film's [[AnAesop aesop]] is that militaries should be this way. The main character runs into the gender barrier when she joins up for the grueling SEAL training program (even receiving preferential treatment at first that defeats the whole purpose of integration) not simply because she's a woman, but because MenAreTheExpendableGender. Interestingly, Master Chief Urgayle also cites a real-world limitation of this trope, discovered when the Israelis and Russians both tried to field gender-unified combat units: [[TheDulcineaEffect men seem to have an instinctual urge to protect women]], even when the women in question are fellow soldiers. In the case of the Israelis, this led to a degradation of unit cohesion, as the male soldiers would abandon their mission to rescue wounded female colleagues. (The Russians abandoned the idea of employing female combat soldiers, while the Israelis began using segregated combat units of both all-male or all-female combat soldiers.)

* This isn't present in mainstream lucha libre, such as the {{Trope Maker|s}} Wrestling/{{CMLL}} or LLI/UWA, where weight, height, and gender segregation tend to be strictly enforced, but luchadors fighting against luchadoras is a common sight on Mexico's independent lucha circuit, which is where Wrestling/{{Chikara}} and Wrestling/LuchaUnderground in the USA get it from. The closest to a mainstream example is Wrestling/{{AAA}}, which is usually just as segregated as the other majors but has specific divisions where mixed match ups are allowed. Fabi and Mari Apache also held AAA's Trio belts with their father.
* Despite being comprised almost entirely of men most of the time, women can and have been very successful in catch fetiche leagues found in The Democratic Republic of Congo. One doesn't even need the fighting skills of an active military soldier like three time champion, double Kasa Vuru and Kin Ouest champion Miss Marth to be successful(though it certainly doesn't hurt). Since some leagues allow, or at least have divisions that allow the use of drugs, both to enhance one's own performance and to hinder the opponent's, since some divisions allow the use of an AttackAnimal, even smaller and or less skilled wrestlers can potentially beat men. Size advantage and sexual dimorphism mean a lot less in the coils of a boa constrictor.
* Wrestling/KaijuBigBattel had female Power Rangeru fighting alongside the kaiju heroes from the very beginning, with several other females joining the heroes, team space bug or the general rogues as the years went by. Then again, human combatants who don't use special technology and lack superpowers are the oddity rather than the norm in this "promotion".
* Luchadoras first appeared on opposite sides of a mixed tag team match of Wrestling/FightingOperaHUSTLE's third volume (Cinthia Moreno and Fabi Apache), while two joshi (Hikaru and the mysterious Arisin Z) tagged with Ikuto Hidaka and Jun Kasai on the first Christmas special. It wasn't until next year, following ''I'm Called Yinling'', that they really headed into this trope when the eponymous woman not only entered into a feud with top {{face}} [[TheAce Ace]] Wrestling/NaoyaOgawa where she in one instance actually managed to pin him, but also brought together Arisin Z and others into an "Amazones" division of [[Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada Generalissimo Takada]]'s [[PowerStable monster army]] who mainly assaulted the male faces. Yinling's main opponent then became [[Creator/HardGay Razor Ramon HG]]. Among the faces, the most notable example was probably [[Wrestling/AjaKong Erica]] and [[Wrestling/AmazingKong Margarete]] winning the Super TagTeam Titles from Ryoji Sai and Wataru Sakata. It took no less than Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys to dethrone them. Unfortunately, not every woman excelled, as Kenzo Suzuki's wife Hiroko will admit.

** The absolute top end, the High Lords of Terra, is one hundred percent meritocratic and anyone who can't keep the post is assassinated by a subordinate or someone else. The current [[HighPriest Ecclesiarch]] Eos Ritira and the current Master of the [[VastBureaucracy Administratum]] Violeta Roskavler are women. The only gender segregated High Lord rank achievable by mortals is the Abbess Sanctorum of the Adepta Sororitas.

** The [[SpaceElves Eldar and Dark Eldar]] also have no gender restrictions in their societies. Males rarely become Howling Banshees or Wyches, but only for symbolism reasons, and some still choose to be.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' makes a point that there is no practical difference between the genders. Between the fact that new clones are decanted, not born, and everyone is on pretty powerful hormone suppressants that keep sexual dimorphism and most especially sexual impulses way down (the latter being removed entirely), this is extremely accurate. The only reason the game even has sexes at all (rather than assuming Alpha Complex produced straight up sexless clones) is to ensure that there's an added bit of humor when someone works out how to suppress the hormone suppressants.

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' is a good example; even in areas inspired by societies who never recruited female soldiers (like Azure City), there are plenty of female warrior characters. For elves, gender is ''[[AmbiguousGender literally]]'' no object[[note]]it eventually turned out that most elves actually do have gender, but main character Vaarsuvius and their mate just happen to be nonbinary[[/note]]. While in the early days of the comic the default for a character was male, and Haley something of TheChick, the author has since improved on this and there are equal numbers of female and male characters in the comic.

* In ''Webcomic/DaughterOfTheLilies'' sexism seems to be non-existent despite it taking place in a more or less medieval-ish fantasy setting. When Thistle is hired as member of a group of mercenaries, there's already a woman in the team, and the objection to hiring Thistle (mentioned only after she's hired) is that she's a ''mage'', most of whom are arrogant and self-centered to the point of being completely useless in battle.

* ''LetsPlay/{{Mahu}}'': In "Second Chance", both the army and the fleet of the Galactic Commonwealth is composed by males and females from all the nation's species. Indeed, Task Force Manticore (the Commonwealth's main fleet) is often lead by female admirals.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'': Whether in Piltover or Zaun, men and women seem to serve in equal capacity, if not necessarily in equal numbers. The city council, the Enforcers, Vi and Silco's groups... all contain a mix of male and female members, often with women in high positions. Some details of the setting further imply this, such as that Stillwater Hold seems to be gender-integrated or that Vi's boxing skill goes unremarked-on as unusual, suggesting organized boxing is common among women as well as men.

** The Fire Nation's armies have men and women fight alongside each other -- one general's speech to his troops includes the line "We are the sons and daughters of fire." Even their prisons are unisex. [[EqualOpportunityEvil Despite being the primary antagonists,]] they are unique in this respect. The Earth Kingdom army has few if any women (nothing is specifically stated, but none of the shots of their armies seem to involve women fighting). The Northern Water Tribe [[StayInTheKitchen explicitly forbids women from fighting]], much to Katara's annoyance. And, before the Air Nomad Genocide, the air temples were also segregated (Eastern and Western for females, Northern and Southern for males, though this is more likely due to their Buddhist inspiration than sexism). Zig-zagged for the Southern Water Tribe. There are also plenty of non-bending women who are fighters, namely the (exclusively-female) Kyoshi Warriors.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' the military is generally portrayed as integrated and both men and women are liable for conscription. Played for laughs when at a parade Linda, an announcer, states: "Representing our men, women and [[ChildSoldiers children in uniform,]] it's Earth's greatest space hero, [[GeneralFailure Zapp Brannigan]]!" Except for one episode, where Brannigan informs Leela that women are no longer allowed in the military, due to the many sexual harassment suits that result [[CasanovaWannabe from him personally]]. She's forced to pull a SweetPollyOliver and become "Lee Lemon" in order to protect Bender and Fry (who "always die if [she's] not there").

** Zigzagged with the Royal Guards, where Princess Celestia seems to prefer an all-male military as her guards were exclusively male until late of Season 8, but is perfectly willing to integrate females into her military when the need arises such as needing the extra troops to fight King Sombra in a BadFuture or shore up her guard's numbers in the event of a heightened threat.

** England made a first tentative step to this when it came to their monarchy back with Queen Mary I (daughter of Henry VIII and older sister of Elizabeth I). It should be noted, however, that Mary only became Queen because her younger brother Edward (who had already reigned as King Edward VI) died with no issue and she was next in line for the throne. However, for the next 500 years (or so) England and its successor state, Great Britain, practiced male-preference primogeniture: i.e. a woman would inherit only if she had no brothers. That rule changed in March 2015, when the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_Agreement Perth Agreement]] came into effect, changing the law to absolute primogeniture (eldest child inherits regardless of gender) in all the Commonwealth Realms, the 17 countries that retain the British monarch as their own head of state (that is, as their own monarch). Ironically, at the time, it didn't much matter, as the Queen's eldest child was male, his eldest child was male, and ''his'' eldest child was male. However, Princess Charlotte was born less than two months later and was duly placed just below her older brother in the line of succession.

** The Soviet Union made much to do about the number of women in their Air Force. The first two women in space and the only two female flying aces were Soviets. They also had tankers, snipers and a good many partisans.

** UsefulNotes/{{Israel}} has one of the more gender-balanced armies in the world. It's also one of the few where women are subject to {{conscription}} like the men, though they are more likely than men to get an exemption, and have to serve a minimum of two years instead of the men's three. They are placed in combat units only if they volunteer to do so, though it should be noted that most combat units are male-exclusive due to potential problems with a unit's social dynamic (for example, tests have shown that male combatants tend to lose their better judgment when a female comrade is injured much more readily then if a male comrade is wounded). Female pilots are still allowed and are relatively common.

** Actually, this was attempted much earlier in England. Henry I's son died at sea and he made his daughter, Empress Matilda, his heir and made his baron's swear allegiance. However, upon his death, his nephew Stephen with support of some Barons usurped the throne. It led to a long civil war known as The Anarchy. Matilda did manage to dethrone Stephen for a brief period, but ultimately he regained the throne. He was eventually forced to name Matilda's son, Henry II, as his heir.

** The Fire Nation's armies have men and women fight alongside each other -- one general's speech to his troops includes the line "We are the sons and daughters of fire." Even their prisons are unisex. [[EqualOpportunityEvil Despite being the primary antagonists,]] they are unique in this respect. The Earth Kingdom army has few if any women (nothing is specifically stated, but none of the shots of their armies seem to involve women fighting). The Northern Water Tribe explicitly forbids women from fighting, much to Katara's annoyance. And, before the Air Nomad Genocide, the air temples were also segregated (Eastern and Western for females, Northern and Southern for males, though this is more likely due to their Buddhist inspiration than sexism). Zig-zagged for the Southern Water Tribe. There are also plenty of non-bending women who are fighters, namely the (exclusively-female) Kyoshi Warriors.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', there are many women among the soldiers and assassins, both among humans and elves. The Humans even have a female general, while the elves have a elven commander. There are still more male soldiers and assassins, but women do this job is absolutely normal there.

** [[UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia The Russian monarchy]] traditionally had little objection toward women on the throne, starting [[UsefulNotes/KievanRus way back with]] [[TheHighQueen princess Olga]], though men usually held priority. Another early example was princess Sophia, the elder sister of Peter I and Ivan V, though she was technically a Regent to the still-minor co-Tsars, and not a ruling monarch. But it really shone during the XVIII century, which was [[FanNickname commonly dubbed]] "Бабье царство" or "Women Reign": the succession law left over by UsefulNotes/PeterTheGreat was very vague, as if intentionally inviting the adventurous princess to take a shot at the throne, and he himself died of illness rather suddenly without designating a successor. This led to his widow Catherine I succeeding him, and a whole bunch of women after that-his niece Anna Ioannovna, his daughter Elisabeth, and, finally, his granddaughter-in-law UsefulNotes/CatherineTheGreat. Most of these women were weak rulers, though, [[UnwittingPawn being easily manipulated]], except [[TheHighQueen the last one]]. UsefulNotes/CatherineTheGreat's son Paul I, though, was sick of the palace atmosphere, and being a [[ForeignCultureFetish great admirer of all things Prussian]] instituted a very strict male primogeniture in the Prussian fashion, which survived all the way to the end[[note]]and caused a ''whole'' lot of tragedy for the last of the dynasty; had Nicholas II's eldest child, his daughter Olga Nikolaevna, been permitted to succeed him, much if not all of the tragedy that befell the family would likely have been mitigated[[/note]].

* By the time of the Franchise/StarWars [[Film/TheForceAwakens Sequel]] [[Film/TheLastJedi Trilogy]], both the First Order and the Resistance appear to have fully integrated, with women serving in both command positions (General Leia, Admiral Holdo, and Captain Phasma) and in combat roles (Jessika Pava, Paige Tico, and several female pilots for the Resistance, Phasma again, multiple bridge crew members, and at least one female stormtrooper for the First Order). ''Film/RogueOne'' retcons this, showing female fighter pilots at the Battle of Scarif to indicate that this has been the case from the beginning of the Rebellion.

* By the time of the Franchise/StarWars [[Film/TheForceAwakens Sequel]] [[Film/TheLastJedi Trilogy]], both the First Order and the Resistance appear to have fully integrated, with women serving in both command positions (General Leia, Admiral Holdo, and Captain Phasma) and in combat roles (Jessika Pava, Paige Tico, and several female pilots for the Resistance, Phasma again, multiple bridge crew members, and at least one female stormtrooper for the First Order).

* Archaeological research has uncovered evidence that women fought in the [[OlderThanDirt ancient Persian military]]. The Scythians, a neighboring people, also apparently had women warriors who fought alongside men with the same armor, weapons, soldiers' tattoos, and burial rites.

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* Computer role-playing games. This trope is true in many of them simply because female gamers play these games too. Usually, this trope is handwaved and never commented upon. In very old PC {{Role Playing Game}}s, however, it was common for there to be gender-based stat adjustments, usually with male characters getting a bonus to strength and female characters getting a compensating bonus to charisma, dexterity or intelligence.
* The futuristic militaries in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII'' are this. The advent of cybernetic augmentations has rendered physical differences between men and women non-existent, and since the focus of warfare has shifted from aerial and technological supremacy back to foot soldiers, ''anyone'' capable of fighting is in high demand. Notably, not only are the titular black ops squads gender integrated - and the PlayerCharacter can be male or female - but the enemies the protagonist is pitted against are male and female as well, averting the MenAreTheExpendableGender trope. Notably, though only enemy troops are egalitarian. Friendly generic soldiers are always male.
* ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII'' had female characters who fully acted as combatants, which was never mentioned by anyone in-game.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** Ranges from being downplayed to being played straight depending on the specific game, but it is always present. The early games in the series have purely male generic guards, soldiers, bandits, etc. but named characters in these roles can be of either gender. Later games in the series have introduced more women in these roles. It seems that in Tamriel, there's nothing ''stopping'' women from signing up, but they just don't join up as often. The deep backstory is also chock full of notable female monarchs, faction leaders, and great heroes.
** After being a OneGenderRace of all male [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline Online]]'' introduces female Xivilai. Both genders have similar combat prowess, spellcasting abilities, and status.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'':
*** Reveals this to be the case for Skyrim's Jarls (Earls). Jarls can be either men or women, and their children inherit their title regardless of gender. When characters debate who the next High King of Skyrim should be, disagreements have more to do with philosophy and allegiance than the gender of the candidate, and no one questions Elisif's claim to the crown because she's a woman.
*** Historically, Skyrim has also had many badass warriors of both genders and several legendary figures in [[HornyVikings Nord]] are women.
*** Female soldiers are rare, but still present in the game though mostly on the Stormcloak side, while the Imperial Legion has Legate Rikke as its most prominent female member. There also plenty of female bandits and Forsworn.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' universe has a fairly equal amount of female and male bandits, raiders, quest-givers and such. Justified in post-apocalyptic settings, really, since it would be stupid for society to waste any able pair of hands.
** Until ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' introduced [[NoWomansLand Caesar's Legion.]] The Legion represents conservative values taken to their logical conclusion (i.e. emulating the past), and not only do characters comment on what a bad idea this is, but the Legion also alienates a large amount of the population as a result.
** As a counterpoint, the NCR is highly egalitarian when it comes to gender. Women can be found in every role within the NCR's society and military, which makes sense since probably the most influential figure in their history has been Tandi, who was female and eventually became President. And even with the more chauvinist policies under President Kimball's administration, women can still rise up the ranks with distinction; compared to the Legion, the sexism that's crept into the NCR is outright benign.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': Male and female students and [=SeeDs=] at the [[MilitaryAcademy Gardens]] train and fight together.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' has no gender disparity in their army units. Class, however...
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' mixes the genders readily, both in the army as a whole and within the different classes. Only a handful of classes are single-gender, including the all-women Pegasus Knight class. This got played straighter as of the ''Fates'' installments. All classes became available to all gender, with their names being changed. However, Pegasus Knight and Valkyrie, otherwise female only, became Sky Knight and Strategist. Similarly, the otherwise male-only Fighter class became accessible to female thanks to Charlotte, and the Hoshidan equivalent to it (Oni Savage) had Rinkha as its representative. However, there are some special DLC-exclusive classes such as Witch, Starlode and Bride that are available only to a certain gender. The Dancer class is also only accessible by Azura.
* ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'':
** The first two games and the novelizations subvert this. Only men do the fighting. All fertile women are used for reproductive purposes, while non-fertile women serve in support roles. The third game, however, plays this straight. The women fight alongside the men. This is because humanity is down to its last throes and needs every available body to fight.
** Before Emergence Day active female Gears were not unheard of and were at least as common as female soldiers are today, some examples introduced in the ''Aspho Fields'' novel being [[http://gearsofwar.wikia.com/wiki/Bernadette_Mataki Bernadette Mataki]] and [[http://gearsofwar.wikia.com/wiki/Helena_Stroud Helena Stroud]], Stroud being the commander of her own company and the mother of Anya from the games. Gender equality and civil rights took a nosedive after most of humanity was killed after E-Day and [[MenAreTheExpendableGender men became more expendable than women]].
* The ''Franchise/MassEffect'' universe is a mixed example:
** The franchise seems to be gender blind when it comes to humans, for the most part. Possibly quarians as well, considering the only quarian military groups we ever see are lead by Tali and the Admiralty board splits 60/40. Other alien races don't show their females at all (the asari, being a OneGenderRace, don't count), but Garrus' war stories show that the turians are integrated too. Restrooms are still segregated, though, as EDI will remind you if you stumble into the wrong room. Maybe a JustifiedTrope with genetic enhancements being standard for soldiers of humanity.
** Salarians do not follow this rule though since their species breeds too few females to throw them into combat. Instead, they're actually a matriarchy where the few salarian females are always given positions of leadership and authority.
** Tali and Ashley discuss this in the first game. Ashley mentions how long it took human women to prove they could handle shotguns, with Tali replying that the Flotilla can't afford the "luxury of sexism".
** In Lair of the Shadow Broker one of the files states that infertile krogan females at least have garrison roles on their homeworld. All krogan are taught ''how'' to fight from childhood, it's a question of who they can afford to risk. Indeed, stories of krogan history prior to the genophage suggest that krogan females had equal rights and were just as respected as the males (the female Warlord Shiagur is often mentioned as being one of the most legendary badasses the krogan have ever known). The only reason krogan females are kept cloistered away in modern times is because the genophage has forced the krogan to safeguard their females to ensure the survival of their species. Clan Nakmor in ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'' (which has mostly overcome this problem) plays the trope straight: the clan itself is led by the female Nakmor Morda, while Nakmor Kesh is Superintendent of the Nexus.
** Interestingly enough, the first game plays with this trope a bit in terms of your options of NPC allies: classes that specialize in one form of warfare (Soldier, Adept, Engineer) are given to female characters (Ashley, Liara, and Tali, respectively). On the other hand, hybrid classes (Vanguard, Sentinel, and Infiltrator) are provided by males (Kaidan, Wrex and Garrus). However, the PlayerCharacter, Shepard, can choose to follow this trend or avert it, based on their gender and class selection.
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'' mostly portrays [[StandardFantasySetting Thedas]] as being egalitarian when it comes to gender:
** In the vast majority of nations and cultures women are allowed to serve alongside men in the military and become knights and other warriors such as [[KnightTemplar templars and Seekers]]. The Grey Wardens are mentioned as having fewer female members than other martial orders, [[spoiler:likely because women are made into broodmothers by the darkspawn]], but this seems to have been {{Retcon}}ned in later installments. HeirClubForMen is apparently nonexistent in the nobility and royalty, with the eldest offspring being the heir regardless of gender. Women can also be scholars, politicians, and leaders in the Circle of Magi without any protest. {{Justified|Trope}} as [[CrystalDragonJesus the setting's equivalent of Jesus Christ]] was a woman, and her status as a role model explains why a society that falls prey to many of the same social ills that plagued real-life medieval Europe is so gender-egalitarian.
** Krem mentions in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' that in Tevinter's military women are allowed to fight but are segregated from the men, but otherwise there is no indication that the Imperium is different than the rest of Thedas, aside from their Chantry (see below).
** The Qunari come the closest to having a StayInTheKitchen attitude, albeit towards ''both genders'', as they view men and women equally worthy and important but having innately different roles in their society. Those who transgress against these gender roles aren't punished for their nonconformity but are declared effectively transgender and treated as the gender that matches with their new role.
** The Chantry, the main human religion, actually ''is'' segregated. Although lower positions have a few men mixed in, all priests and higher administrative positions are required to be women. This is [[GenderFlip flipped]] in Tevinter, where all higher-ranking officials are men. According to Dorian, they did this basically to spite the southern Chantry and separate themselves from them.
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' players abide by this trope, but the societies they're theoretically members of aren't necessarily so accepting. Most notably night elf warriors are female and druids are male.
** The night elves are one of the few notable exceptions. For the vast majority of ''[=WoW=]'''s cultures, this trope is played completely straight.
** It's mentioned that due to the casualties suffered during the war against the Legion in ''Warcraft III'', the night elves have dropped their traditional gender requirements. (Also, they were only requirements for joining the Sentinels or formal druidic training, respectively - there's no rule that says a night elven man couldn't be a badass swordsman on his own.)
* ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' plays it straight for most humanoid species; the game's code ''could'' grant bonuses or even make certain skills exclusive to one gender or the other, but currently doesn't.
* ''VideoGame/ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura'' imparts a strength penalty and endurance bonus on females (which can be negated by taking the "Tomboy" background) but otherwise does not question the idea of a female magician, a female inventor, a female warrior or a female sailor, nor does anyone complain about a female adventurer wandering the countryside with five men or delving into ruins and caves. Virgil will comment on the oddity of (male elf) Nasrudin reincarnating as a woman but has no problem with it otherwise. The times you're directly treated differently due to your gender can be counted on a factory worker's right hand.
* In ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'', despite the fact that Columbia has some seriously regressive social values, gender doesn't seem to be a problem as you can clearly see women fighting for both the Founders and the Vox Populi (the latter even being lead by a woman). It's even the cause of some EnemyChatter when one Founder is shocked at the inequality down in early 20th century America. [[DeliberateValuesDissonance Making it all the more shocking that they don't blink an eye at some horrific racism.]] FridgeBrilliance when you think about it. [[BigBad Comstock]] would want to remove sexism from Columbian society since he was grooming Elizabeth to replace him as Columbia's leader.
* ''VideoGame/{{Xenonauts}}'': Let's face it, having so many female military officers in 1979 is a bit of a stretch.
* In ''VisualNovel/LongLiveTheQueen'', the kingdom of Nova operates on absolute primogeniture: the eldest child, male or female, inherits their parent's title.
* In ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'', the U.S. soldiers that raid the Android rebellion's stronghold include female units, three of whom can be directly killed by the main characters.
* Despite being set in fantasy-World War II, the ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'' series has a rather equal gender divide for both Gallia and the greater Federation, although Empire troops tend to be all male. The games do explain it, though: Gallia has a policy of Universal Conscription and everyone receives military training in high school, so when the militia is activated the women are called to arms as well. The Federation allows anyone to enlist, and everyone who wants to fight on the front lines goes through the same basic training; male or female, if you pass, you can serve. The Empire practices more traditional conscription, dragging any able-bodied young men to the frontlines as necessary but sparing the women to run their factories.
* In ''VideoGame/TheSims'', female Sims can do anything male Sims can. The only exception to this is using urinals and even ''that'' could probably be changed with a mod or cheat. Male Sims, meanwhile can [[MisterSeahorse bear children just like female Sims]] if the right cheat code is used.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Rimworld}}'', every faction uses both men and women as soldiers. Also, backstories of characters sometimes indicate they were members of the military, and you can find women who were space marines or mercenaries as much as men.
* ''VisualNovel/MuvLuv'': the franchise has plenty of women in the military... in fact, women ''outnumber'' men in the military. The explanation for this is that initial battles against the BETA went so catastrophically poorly and losses were so high that there simply aren't ''enough'' young men to recruit for the military anymore.
* ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' has done this throughout the series, with the second game featuring just as many male cops as female cops, as well as an equal amount of male gang members and female gang members, resulting in a rather very diverse cast for a gritty crime game.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'': For a game set in TheSixties, very few people make a huff over the fact that The Boss, one of the most notable soldiers alive, is a woman. It's implied that nobody ever dared to bring it because of her connection to the Philosophers and because she is [[TheAce just that good]].
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** The United States armed forces has no bans against women in any military role as of December 2015, following a transitory process that began in January 2013 when the Combat Exclusion Policy was lifted by then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and already has female combat engineers, artillery operators, infantrywomen, and even special forces operatives in the Army Rangers. Of course, this was just when the policy was "officially" lifted. As many in favor of gender integration have pointed out, the blurred lines of modern warfare have made that ''every'' member of the armed forces is essentially a combat troop. Also, the US Navy has a long history of powerful female military personnel. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_J._Howard Admiral Michelle J. Howard]] is the former Vice Chief of Naval Operations[[note]]which, as the name implies, is the second highest position in the ''entire Navy''[[/note]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_W._Tyson Vice Admiral Nora W. Tyson]] was the commander of the entire naval Third Fleet.

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* On ''Series/The100'', the Ark and Grounder societies appear to be gender equal, with women acting alongside men as leaders and warriors (including female commanders-in-chief), and there being no shame in a man staying home from war to serve as a non-combat medic. This is in contrast to the Mountain Men, whose soldiers and political leaders seem to be exclusively male.
* In ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'', the [[SpaceNavy High Guard]] was largely gender-equal, as demonstrated by Dylan's superior, the no-nonsense Admiral Constanza Stark. Averted by the [[StrawNihilist Nietzscheans]], whose pragmatic worldview means that women serve as breeders (and run damn near everything but combat and inter-clan politics; the leader is an alpha male, but the old women can depose him). Most prides kill sterile females. Surprisingly, the only pride that doesn't are one of the bad guys. The Drago-Kazov Pride instead sends sterile females to the military, where they can prove the genetic superiority of their relatives.
* In ''Series/BabylonFive'' the government and military of the Earth Alliance is gender-equal, with women serving everywhere from ground pounders to fighter pilots to battleship captains, sinister psychic spec-ops and political powerhouses. Once the PresidentEvil is exposed, his Vice President (a woman) takes over. The ExpandedUniverse also has female telepaths frequently take their mothers' last names, as the telepathic gene is stated to be passed down from the mother.
* ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'': The rebooted series eats, sleeps, and breathes this trope. There are women in every major role of life, from "knuckledraggers" like Cally all the way up to President of the Colonies Laura Roslin. Men, likewise, often fill traditionally "female" roles like religious leader, diplomat, and secretary. All living quarters for the rank-and-file soldiers are unisex as well, including bathrooms. Also played for a bit of Fanservice, both in-universe and out.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The new series has numerous references to Time Lords shifting genders during regeneration, and the Time Lords themselves do not care.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E4TheDoctorsWife "The Doctor's Wife"]]: When recalling an old friend of his, the Corsair, the Doctor switches between male and female pronouns seamlessly.
** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E12HellBent Hell Bent]]", for instance, there's a rank-and-file soldier who sees his superior officer, the General, regenerate from a white man into a black woman. All he does is change pronouns. However, the General states that it was the only incarnation so far where she'd been male, which fits with most of the past where the Doctor, Romana, Borusa, etc. had always regenerated into the same gender. This would indicate that gender identity has an influence over the process.
** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E11WorldEnoughAndTime World Enough and Time]]", the Doctor says that fixed gender is a "petty human obsession", and the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E12TheDoctorFalls following episode]] has [[spoiler:the Saxon Master express surprise at eventually becoming Missy, but it is mild surprise. He's soon calling her "lady version" and he's more upset about the possibility of her (and thus him) turning good]].
** The multi-Doctor episode "[[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime Twice Upon a Time]]" suggests this may be a recent development. The First Doctor constantly drops sexist StayInTheKitchen comments (appropriate to the time his series was made), which utterly humiliates the Twelfth. [[spoiler:As he was yet to ever regenerate himself and strongly considering not doing so at all, he may simply lack the proper perspective others have shown. The story ends with Twelve regenerating into the first female incarnation.]]
** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]", Thirteen has a brief MaamShock when her gender is pointed out, asks "does it suit me" and then goes back to investigating the MonsterOfTheWeek without waiting for an answer.
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': Peacekeepers practice a lot of FantasticRacism and are usually played as kinda evil, but sexist they are not. Aeryn was a pilot, Grayza a Commandant, Xhalax a Senior Officer, etc. and whenever large groups are shown there are always plenty of females in the ranks. Aeryn does mention "female units" when explaining their FantasyContraception, but there are far more examples of mixed units throughout the series.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** Wildling spearwives like Osha and Ygritte are just as welcome to take part in warbands as men.
** [[MurderInc The Faceless Men]], despite their name, also don't seem to place any distinction on gender, with both Arya and the other trainee shown being women. Of course, since they can change identities on a whim, it rather makes sense.
** Later, Jon declares that the girls of the north will receive the same combat training as the boys--the army of the dead doesn't discriminate, and they can't afford to either.
* ''Series/MotherlandFortSalem'': There are no visible gender restrictions in this society, with most witch soldiers being female (including the Army chief Alder, who founded them) and the US' current President is a women as well. If anything they seem slightly matriarchal.
* In the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise, Starfleet is supposed to be purely integrated; with gender no hindrance to attaining any position. The shows themselves often didn't [[TheSmurfettePrinciple quite meet]] this lofty principle.
** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' suffered from FairForItsDay, featuring female crewmembers who had as much authority as the writers thought they could get away giving them.
*** "Number One", Majel Barrett's character in the original ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'' pilot, was the ship's first Executive Officer before being replaced. Gene Roddenberry claimed this was because [[ExecutiveMeddling studio executives pressured Roddenberry to tone this trope down]] because they insisted that ViewersAreMorons and couldn't handle women in any role other than secretaries and love interests. Barrett herself confirmed that even women viewers did not like the character. Other people involved at the time insist it's because the studio considered it unprofessional for him to cast his lover (and later wife) in the role; they had no problem with the character, only with the choice of actress.
*** The villain in the episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E24TurnaboutIntruder Turnabout Intruder]]" says at one point that women cannot be starship captains. She has since been [[RetCon retconned]] into an UnreliableNarrator.
*** There was also a female Romulan Commander in "The Enterprise Incident."
*** ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' takes things a step further towards integrating genders than the Original Series, by revealing that crew berths aboard ''Enterprise'' and ''Excelsior'' are co-ed, with both men and women in the enlisted crew sharing the same bunk space (though not actual ''bunks'').
** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' slightly improved this with female security chief Tasha Yar. Of course, this meant she was prone to TheWorfEffect and thus generally [[PlotInducedStupidity came off as incompetent]]. They eventually [[DroppedABridgeOnHim dropped a bridge on her]] at the request of Denise Crosby, the actress who played Yar, who had grown disillusioned with her role because of the "Uhura-like" status of her part. The only other lead female roles were in the caregiver roles of Doctor and Counselor. Later she regretted her decision and returned as Tasha's half-Romulan daughter Sela (who [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like her]]) from an alternate timeline.
** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' featured Major Kira as the station's second in command, but she wasn't actually a member of Starfleet. Lieutenant Dax, on the other hand, was the station's science officer and second officer (meaning, she supposedly was in command when Sisko and Kira weren't around).
*** During the war, when Sisko received a new assignment, Dax became commander of the Defiant.
** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': It wasn't until here that one of the Trek series actually reached this lofty principle with a leading female character as Captain (although female captains and admirals did appear in minor one-shot background roles from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' onward). There was also the first (regular) female Chief Engineer, and a woman in the role of a prominent scientist.
** ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' has T'Pol, resident MsFanservice and NumberOne at the same time. There are also a number of women in the security division and [=MACOs=], plus the captain of the ''[[ColonelMakepeace Columbia]]'', Starfleet's second ''Enterprise''-class starship.
** ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' gave us Captain Philippa Georgiou of the ''Shenzhou'' (who is also of East Asian descent, commanding the first ship with a non-Anglophone name). Plus of course, there's Michael Burnham, who was First Officer under her before mutinying (she is notably the first black female of this rank portrayed).
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[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* This isn't present in mainstream lucha libre, such as the {{Trope Maker|s}} Wrestling/{{CMLL}} or LLI/UWA, where weight, height, and gender segregation tend to be strictly enforced, but luchadors fighting against luchadoras is a common sight on Mexico's independent lucha circuit, which is where Wrestling/{{Chikara}} and Wrestling/LuchaUnderground in the USA get it from. The closest to a mainstream example is Wrestling/{{AAA}}, which is usually just as segregated as the other majors but has specific divisions where mixed match ups are allowed. Fabi and Mari Apache also held AAA's Trio belts with their father.
* Despite being comprised almost entirely of men most of the time, women can and have been very successful in catch fetiche leagues found in The Democratic Republic of Congo. One doesn't even need the fighting skills of an active military soldier like three time champion, double Kasa Vuru and Kin Ouest champion Miss Marth to be successful(though it certainly doesn't hurt). Since some leagues allow, or at least have divisions that allow the use of drugs, both to enhance one's own performance and to hinder the opponent's, since some divisions allow the use of an AttackAnimal, even smaller and or less skilled wrestlers can potentially beat men. Size advantage and sexual dimorphism mean a lot less in the coils of a boa constrictor.
* Wrestling/KaijuBigBattel had female Power Rangeru fighting alongside the kaiju heroes from the very beginning, with several other females joining the heroes, team space bug or the general rogues as the years went by. Then again, human combatants who don't use special technology and lack superpowers are the oddity rather than the norm in this "promotion".
* Luchadoras first appeared on opposite sides of a mixed tag team match of Wrestling/FightingOperaHUSTLE's third volume (Cinthia Moreno and Fabi Apache), while two joshi (Hikaru and the mysterious Arisin Z) tagged with Ikuto Hidaka and Jun Kasai on the first Christmas special. It wasn't until next year, following ''I'm Called Yinling'', that they really headed into this trope when the eponymous woman not only entered into a feud with top {{face}} [[TheAce Ace]] Wrestling/NaoyaOgawa where she in one instance actually managed to pin him, but also brought together Arisin Z and others into an "Amazones" division of [[Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada Generalissimo Takada]]'s [[PowerStable monster army]] who mainly assaulted the male faces. Yinling's main opponent then became [[Creator/HardGay Razor Ramon HG]]. Among the faces, the most notable example was probably [[Wrestling/AjaKong Erica]] and [[Wrestling/AmazingKong Margarete]] winning the Super TagTeam Titles from Ryoji Sai and Wataru Sakata. It took no less than Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys to dethrone them. Unfortunately, not every woman excelled, as Kenzo Suzuki's wife Hiroko will admit.
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!!!'''Authors:'''
* Creator/TanyaHuff:
** The ''Literature/{{Quarters}}'' series plays this trope totally straight. Interestingly, though, it also draws attention to the trope by referring to many minor or background characters by their occupation -- "two guards", "a secretary" -- a few lines before the gendered pronoun is used. The reader then realizes that the guard or secretary to which s/he had unthinkingly assigned the "conventional" gender is, in fact, just the opposite. It is worth noting that in this series, sexual orientation is no object either; even ''royal weddings'' can be same-sex.
** The main character of the ''Literature/ConfederationOfValor'' series is a female SpaceMarine Gunnery Sergeant. More generally, the Confederate armed forces have more men than women, but this seems to be a simple case of men being more likely to sign up.
* Creator/TamoraPierce:
** The ''Literature/{{Circleverse}}'', although told mostly from the point-of-view of female characters, features more-or-less gender parity within the religion, the army, and society at large. Some cultures have more restrictive views of the roles of women, but the viewpoint characters visiting said cultures always point this out.
** ''Literature/TortallUniverse'': The ''Literature/BekaCooper'' trilogy approaches this (although lady knights are still uncommon and there's plenty of [[AcceptableFeminineGoalsAndTraits comments about female Dogs]]), but a religious movement called the Cult of the Gentle Mother is sweeping through and starting to influence things, much to the wrath of the protagonist. From later-set books, we know that it does take over and become the norm for later protagonists to struggle against.

!!!'''Works:'''
* ''Literature/AlexisCarew'': This is true in most countries and in New London's core worlds: there are more men than women in the military but this is mostly down to physical strength (aircraft pilots are split nearly evenly, whereas MiniMecha crewmen have to be able to service their machines under fire). However, many planets on New London's fringe have slid backward into patriarchy and sexism is more common.
* ''Literature/AngelMage'': Gender discrimination doesn't seem to exist in this world. In fact, most positions of authority are held by women, with all Cardinals seen or mentioned being female. It's also mentioned that Kings of Sarance are by tradition expected to scheme ineffectually against the Queens (the real rulers).
* In ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' allegedly there are as many female and male soldiers among the Andalites, but one sees almost only male ones.
** But it's playing with the [[LightningBruiser Hork-Bajirs]] right now. The Yeerks use them regardless of gender because both genders are strong.
** Even when the Auxilary-Animorphs are created, gender does not matter in the selection of the original Animorphs.
* A few places in the setting of ''Literature/AnnalsOfTheWesternShore''. Gender seems to influence the division of labor, but they lack the sexism seen elsewhere. Namely the Uplands (the setting of the first book) where women can be clan leaders, and Ansul, where women used to have pretty good rights until the Alds took over.
* The United Space Forces in ''Literature/ArrivalsFromTheDark'' appear to accept both genders equally. However, female officers are contract-bound to avoid pregnancies for the 5-year term. On the other hand, every book features a man as the main character.
* The island kingdom of Ithicana from ''Literature/TheBridgeKingdomArchives'' is so threatened by its neighbours that everyone needs to take part in its defense. Women train and fight alongside men and among Watch Commanders the number of men and women is roughly equal.
* The Imperial States of America in ''Literature/{{Caliphate}}'' deploys female soldiers in the field and no one in their side bats an eyelash about this, unlike the titular Caliphate which is a virulently misogynistic place that expects women to be [[StayInTheKitchen only wives, daughters, mothers or sex objects]]. The main hero (an American soldier) discusses this with a slave girl from the Caliphate that back in his home, despite its many, ''many'' faults, at least women enjoy the same rights as men which floors her since she would never dream of such thing in the place she grew up.
* The ''Celaeno Series'' by Jane Fletcher. In ''Literature/RangersAtRoadsend'', the protagonists are two female Rangers, members of a kind of elite unit in the military.
* ''Literature/TheCulture'' takes this trope UpToEleven. Not only have they left gender roles far behind, but part of their standard set of genetic enchantments is also the ability to go through a [[GenderBender fully functional sex change]] (over the course of several months) at will. The protagonist of ''Literature/ThePlayerOfGames'' is considered a bit odd because he's never even tried being female.
* In Western nations in ''Literature/DarkShores'' women work, fight, rule and are generally treated as equal to men -- empress Ereni is a ruler and a warrior, and the most accomplished general in Gamdeshi army is the sultan's daughter. {{Subverted|Trope}} in the East, where women are treated as property of their men (fathers, brothers, husbands).
%%* The mercenary troops in ''Literature/TheDeedOfPaksenarrion''.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** Dwarfs, initially. It turns out to be more complicated than that later on; ''biological'' sex seems to be genuinely inconsequential except for procreative purposes, but traditional dwarf culture has no concept of femininity and both sexes look like men, so they're basically a OneGenderRace of men that just happens to have two different kinds of genitals. Traditionally, anyways. Midway through the series (beginning with ''Literature/FeetOfClay''), some more modern female dwarfs begin to admit to being female and adopt human-style feminine behavior, which is controversial but increasingly popular. Whether this correlates with their biological sex depends on the dwarf; a female dwarf in ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' is heavily implied to be biologically male.
** The desert-dwelling, combat-loving tribe of the D'Regs count as well.
--->'''Carrot:''' Klatchians have very strict ideas about women fighting.\\
'''D'Reg:''' Yes, we expect them to be good at it! We are ''[[ProudWarriorRaceGuy D'Regs]]''!
* In Steven Brust's ''Literature/{{Dragaera}}'' series, the culture of the Dragaerans is like this, with women being just as likely to be pugnacious brawlers as the men. There is some slight amount of gender bias that occasionally pops up, such as when two female Dragaeran warriors ponder whether a male Dragaeran could possibly be attracted to a woman who could defeat him in a fight, but they eventually decide that it wouldn't matter. On the other hand, the human Easterners, who are based on real-world medieval Hungarians, tend to have a more real-world bias on gender roles.
* The ''Literature/EarthsChildren'' books by Jean M Auel.
** The Cro-Magnon don't really care what gender does what in most parts of their life. A woman can hunt and a man can take care of the kids. The role of Shamans, however, is apparently often restricted to those we might now call genderqueer ([[TruthInTelevision as is common in many]] RealLife cultures).
** Averted with the Neanderthals, in whom gender roles are so rigidly defined that they have become part of their genetic make-up. Thus men cannot learn women's skills such as cooking and gathering plants, while women cannot learn men's skills such as hunting. In addition, only men can become leaders or Shamen, but only women can learn the use of healing plants.
* ''Literature/TheForeverWar'' is similar to ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'', but features a fully gender-integrated military... which before the end of the war is also fully homosexual as Earth society has moved on about a thousand years, literally.
* The ''Literature/GentlemanBastard'' sequence, there are female pirates, thieves, soldiers, sailors, and bouncers in about equal number to their male counterparts. This is never remarked on as being out of the ordinary. In fact, within their culture, rather than women being banned from sailing for fear of bringing bad luck, ships are ''required'' to have at least one woman on board, to avoid bringing the wrath of the sea god (though a female cat will do at a pinch).
* This is the case in all levels of society in ''Literature/TheGreatLibrary''. Women serve as soldiers, scholars, spies, merchants, and any other occupations just as easily as men do, and gender is never brought up as being an issue.
%%* ''Literature/HammersSlammers'' by Creator/DavidDrake. The Mercs.
* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', women and men both serve in pretty much all positions of the Ministry of Magic, are Aurors (the wizarding equivalent of police officers), are teachers and heads of Hogwarts, and run their own businesses. Both genders also balance family lives (taking care of the home, dealing with the kids, etc.) and having careers and lives of their own.
* Men and women are Heralds in Creator/MercedesLackey's ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' stories. It's notable when a character or culture segregates the sexes for any reason. A [[FantasyContraception contraceptive powder]] allows control of reproduction.
* In the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' series, this is pretty much the default for the major interstellar polities. In the story, the reactions to integration by Grayson and Masada (both worlds being effectively religious patriarchies, with the latter treating women as nothing but property) often play a major role in the plot. Certain biological differences are still addressed, such as requiring all women in the service to be fitted with a 5-year contraceptive implant. If a woman decides to have a child, she may petition to have the implant deactivated but will be transferred to a SpaceStation or a planet-side post. As the novel states, it may not be fair, but neither is biology. Then again, the Manticoran Navy does cover up to 75% cost of "tubing" a baby (i.e. putting the fetus into a tube to be grown to term), so a pregnant woman doesn't have to be "out-of-commission" for the full 9 months. The medical technology is so good that tubing is considered an outpatient procedure (i.e. no overnight hospital stay). At the same time, Honor's mother laments that many women are missing out on the "experience" of giving birth. Meanwhile, the other women think that she's insane for suggesting that.
* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': District Thirteen in ''Mockingjay'' seems to be this, particularly when it comes to their military. For that matter, the actual Hunger Games are deliberately set up with an equal number of boys and girls, and the audience makes bets on the contestants according to their skill and temperament, not their gender.
* In the ''Literature/ImperialRadch'' trilogy, the GalacticSuperpower of the Radch doesn't even have a societal concept of gender; since the viewpoint character is Radchaai, most characters are never explicitly gendered or sexed. One Radchaai character is outright confused at how another culture seems so fixated on which genitalia people have.
* In ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', there is almost no societal difference between male and female elves. They're both equally good at fighting, magic, what-have-you. They even dress the same and have the same hairstyles; when Arya disguises herself as a human woman, she admits she's always been a bit puzzled at the notion of women's clothing, and of men and women having different societal roles. The other three major races seem to abide by the concept that women stick to domestic work, with a minority of women in positions of power and almost none in combat. It is said that Urgal women, like men, gain station by [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority defeating foes]], but [[InformedAttribute we don't see any Urgal women until the very end of the series]].
* In ''Literature/IslandInTheSeaOfTime'' and its sequels, the Republic of Nantucket's military allows both men and women to serve in combat roles. It also allows gays and lesbians to serve openly.
%%* In ''Literature/KeysToTheKingdom'', the House appears to work this way.
* ''Literature/TheLeftHandOfDarkness'' by Creator/UrsulaKLeGuin takes the basic idea so far it almost becomes disqualified as an example, as the human-descended people on the planet Gethen are all of both sexes (or neither); they take turns becoming "male" or "female" for reproduction. The human-as-we-know-it protagonist is really confused by this even after years of living there as an ambassador of sorts.
* The titular city-state in the ''Literature/{{Liavek}}'' anthologies is very egalitarian gender-wise, including the military.
* In ''Literature/TheLostFleet'', set far in humanity's future, both the Alliance and Syndic militaries and civilian governments appear to be completely gender-equal. Women are found at the same rate as men at every level of command from Alliance Senator on the Grand Council down to the average crew member on a warship.
* In the ''Lyremouth Chronicles'', the average witch, wizard or, heaven forbid, sorcerer, is infinitely more powerful than the average muggle, and the chances of their appearance are completely random. When mistreating someone based on their gender as a child can lead to getting a fireball to the face as an adult, gender differences quickly fall to the wayside, and almost all jobs have an equal number of both genders in all roles. Averted outside the Protectorate where most of the action takes place, however; while inside it, new Witches and Sorcerers are protected by their kind, outside, they're mostly seen as a threat and eliminated as quickly as possible, leading to much more patriarchal or matriarchal societies (based on how much the different genders have been tinkered with by the local sorcerers).
* ''Literature/TheLockedTomb'' is set in a far-future society that's completely gender-equal, including a fully integrated SpaceNavy and {{Necromancer}} corps. It's also a NonHeteronormativeSociety with {{Uterine Replicator}}s, so gender is no object in marriage or family structure either.
* In the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'', most of the cultures are largely equal-opportunity when it comes to daily life and war, especially the dominant Malazan Empire which considers itself egalitarian in all aspects. Two noted exceptions are the Tiste Edur tribes where the women rule the house and the men are warriors and the mercenary/holy order known as the Grey Swords, who are noted as unusual for not allowing women into their ranks. That also changes when they switch patron deities from the Boar of Summer to the Wolves of Winter and take in female recruits to supplement their torn ranks.
* Troll society in ''Literature/MaledictionTrilogy'' works like that. What matters is a troll's level of magical power. Female trolls become warriors and mixed-blood work in mines alongside men.
* ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy'' has a partial example: While {{Muggle}} armies are still entirely male, Allomancers are rare enough that no noble house can afford to enforce gender stereotypes, and so male and female Allomancers are treated pretty much equally.
* ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' shows a whole series of female [[{{Nephilim}} shadowhunters]]. They also have their share in the fight against demons and other evil creatures.
** Even with the [[TheFairFolk fairies]], it is common for both men and women to fight.
** When a clan battles with vampires or werewolves, then both genders join in the fight.
* The ''Literature/OldKingdom'' has no barriers to gender equality whatsoever. This is in sharp contrast with its non-magical neighbour to the south, Ancelstierre, which is a FantasyCounterpartCulture of early 20th-century Britain.
* The Colonial Defense Force from the ''Literature/OldMansWar'' series is mixed-gender, with males and females getting the same assignments. Justified in that every member of the [=CDF=] is issued a genetically-engineered body, with identical physical capabilities regardless of gender. (And since the genetic engineering leaves them all sterile, female soldiers never get sidelined by maternity leave.)
* In ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' and all his spinoffs and sequels, boys and girls fight side by side against monsters. Both genders can earn the respect of their comrades in combat, and there are about the same number of fatalities in combat for both genders.
* In Creator/DavidDrake's ''Literature/{{RCN}}'' series, despite the 18th and 19th century-style culture of the Republic of Cinnabar, the presence of women in combat roles is entirely unremarked upon. In the series, two of the deadliest characters in armed combat are [[BadassBookworm Adele Mundy]] and her [[BattleButler "maid" Tovera]], the biggest and toughest crewmember is a woman, Mistress Sand is in charge of the Republic intelligence service, and Leary's official second in command is a woman as well.
* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'''s later books do this. The first book had female combatants on the heroes' side, but no mention of female {{Mooks}} at all. Later books introduce more gender equality for both sides.
%%* The Roman Republic forces in ''Literature/RememberToAlwaysBeBrave'' and ''Literature/{{Cilva}}'' operate this way.
* In ''Literature/SeafortSaga'' by David Feintuch, cadets and middies are treated the same regardless of their gender. This extends to mixed sleeping quarters and bathrooms, with it being said that your mates are like family (so having sex with them is a bad idea).
* ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'':
** Just like in ''Legends'', the various militaries are much more diverse than what is seen in the original and prequel trilogies.
** Unlike the old expanded universe, Imperial military service is open to all humans, regardless of gender. One of the most popular new-canon Imperials is Grand Admiral Rae Sloane, a black woman.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': The films feature largely male-dominated militaries -- some of the Jedi are women, as is Princess Leia, but most women aren't close to combat at all in either trilogy. The Expanded Universe changes this. Admittedly there aren't a lot of non-clone humans in Clone Wars works period, but works set around and after the original trilogy integrate the ranks of the Rebellion / New Republic, and to a lesser extent the Empire. Gender really isn't brought up in the Rebellion / New Republic, but there are women in every position -- admirals and generals down to pilots and commandos. In the Empire, women fall into the [[FantasticRacism Non-huMan category, which includes women, cyborgs, nonhumans, and droids]], but some of them still claw their way up the ranks. There are more female Imperials than there are nonhuman Imperials. [[spoiler:In the New Galactic Empire as well as the Imperial Remnant, gender issues have been almost completely abolished.]]
* ''Literature/SteelCrowSaga'': All societal roles, including all levels of military and leadership in the four major nations, are fully integrated, which is never portrayed as at all out of the ordinary. In addition, same-gender marriage is a norm, including among ruling families.
* The ''Literature/TalesOfTheBranionRealm'' series by Fiona Patton, set in a fantasy Europe where gender roles are unrestricted. The oldest noble heir inherits regardless of sex, and religious posts (in thinly disguised versions of Christianity) are also open to all.
* The Atans in ''Literature/TheTamuli'' are a ProudWarriorRace who seem to have no gender hangups. Anyone who reaches adulthood is expected to be a competent soldier, and their king and queen hold roughly equal status.
* {{Downplayed}} in ''Literature/Temeraire''. While women ''are'' allowed to serve in England's Aviator Corps (because for some reason the strategically indispensable Longwings will only accept female captains), this has to be kept a secret from the general populace for most of the series to avoid a public opinion backlash.
* ''Literature/TheTenThousand'' by Harold Coyle features a fully-integrated 21st century US Army conducting an evacuation through a hostile Germany. In addition to a female President, one of the combat viewpoint characters is a woman commanding a company.
* ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'' by Creator/LoisMcMasterBujold. Everybody but the [[NoWomansLand Barrayarans]] seem to have a mixed military. The Betans especially seem to have no social differentiation between genders (and hermaphrodites) in their space service or society. Being a neutral world, they tend to sit out on most wars and don't really keep an actual ''military'', but their science/astrocartographers/explorers have military training and fulfill that need as necessary. The Barrayarans' inability to process the idea of women soldiers works against them in the first book, as they not only hesitate to shoot the female protagonist (bad idea), they consistently underestimate her.
-->'''Cordelia:''' The more physical jobs are skewed to the men, of course, but there doesn't seem to be this obsessive status-thing attached to it.
** Which, in a culture as technologically advanced and reliant as Beta Colony, makes a lot of sense.
* ''Literature/WarriorCats'': the Clan society has almost perfect gender equality, with equal numbers of female leaders and warriors throughout. The only real difference in how they're treated is when a female warrior becomes pregnant: she spends a few months in the nursery to have her kittens.
* The Seanchan Empire in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' works this way. There seem to be roughly equal numbers of male and female nobles, soldiers, and military officers, all passing without comment, with the only exceptions being the all-female ''sul'dam''/''damane'' corps (as using magic safely is a GenderRestrictedAbility) and the mostly female ''raken'' pilots (as flying on a smaller pterosaur-esque creature requires a smaller stature).
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* ''Fanfic/MobileSuitGundamStorm'' in general, but especially the {{Super Soldier}}s, who at their home base have mixed-gender barracks and showers. The downside is that the enhancement process also makes them {{Asexual|ity}} and infertile - in an early chapter, Athene is confused by how Shane's, uh, body reacts while they are changing clothes together.

* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' mixes the genders readily, both in the army as a whole and within the different classes. Only a handful of classes are single-gender, including the all-women Pegasus Knight class. This got played straighter as of the ''Fates'' installments. All classes became available to all gender, with their names being changed, however, Pegasus Knight and Valkyrie, otherwise female only, became Sky Knight and Strategist, similarly, the otherwise male only Fighter class became accessible to female thanks to Charlotte and the Hoshidan equivalent to it (Oni Savage) had Rinkha as it's representative. However, there are some special DLC exclusive classes such as Witch, Starlode and Bride that are available only to a certain gender. The Dancer class is also only accessible by Azura.
* ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'': The first two games and the novelizations subvert this. Only men do the fighting. All fertile women are used for reproductive purposes, while non-fertile women serve in support roles. The third game, however, plays this straight. The women fight alongside the men. This is because humanity is down to its last throes and needs every available body to fight.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride:'' Kiara is the heir to Simba's throne despite being a lioness, and retains this status after later marrying, so it's not for a lack of a eligible male lion to rule. The film doesn't treat this as an issue even worth commenting on. Simba is simply a very fair king that doesn't discriminate.

* ''Film/GIJane''. The film's [[AnAesop aesop]] is that militaries should be this way. The main character runs into the gender barrier when she joins up for the grueling SEAL training program (even receiving preferential treatment at first that defeats the whole purpose of integration) not simply because she's a woman, but because MenAreTheExpendableGender. Interestingly, Master Chief Urgayle also cites a real-world limitation of this trope, discovered when the Israelis and Russians both tried to field gender-unified combat units: men seem to have an instinctual urge to protect women, even when the women in question are fellow soldiers. In the case of the Israelis, this led to a degradation of unit cohesion, as the male soldiers would abandon their mission to rescue wounded female colleagues. (The Russians abandoned the idea of employing female combat soldiers, while the Israelis began using segregated combat units of both all-male or all-female combat soldiers.)

* Stated explicitly in ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/90939/shell-shock Shell Shock]]'', where soldiers are drawn and assigned without consideration of gender.

There are a wide variety of possible reasons for this. Sometimes it's pure AuthorAppeal: the author thinks a mixed-sex military setting is simply more awesome than a segregated one, or wanted to write about heterosexual relationships within such a setting, or wanted to have a female protagonist in such a setting without having to worry about showing her struggling with prejudice (which would become {{Anvilicious}} rather quickly). In role-playing games (video or tabletop), it may be done to make sure [[RuleOfFun players are never penalized for wanting to play a character of their own gender]]. Sometimes it's an AuthorTract (or, in the best case scenario, a case of SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped), with the author trying to make a point about how gender restrictions are good or bad.

* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'': For a game set in TheSixties, very few people make a huff over the fact that one of the most notable soldiers, The Boss, is a woman. It's implied that nobody ever dared to bring it because of her connection to the Philosophers and because she is [[TheAce just that good]].

* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'': For a game set in TheSixties, very few people make a huff over the fact that one of the most notable soldiers, The Boss, is a woman. It's implied that nobody ever dared to bring it because she is [[TheAce just that good]] and because of her connection to the Philosophers.