My first blog post draws from the BBC Radio podcast "The Working Life of Women Police Officers, Nannerl Mozart, Layer Ann Olivarius" and primarily covers the struggles women police officers face on a daily basis. Working in what is often considered a rather masculine-dominated field, women police officers habitually fail to garner the respect they deserve not only from the general public but also from their superiors. In part, this may be due to the fact that women police officers tend to utilize peaceful tactics to problem-solve rather than brute force, and, while arguably more effective in the long-run, such tactics are considered weak in the eyes of men. Assistant commissioner Helen King of the Metropolitan Police, as the lead for improving public confidence in the police, is often thought of more as a counselor than a “true” police officer. Nevertheless, she stands by her duty as it serves to help drive down crime across the city of London. Nikki Holland of South Whales Police, another such woman interviewed, has made it her priority to lead projects to raise awareness regarding violence against women and girls; again, while such projects keep her away from the front lines of battle that many police officers must brave, her job is no less imperative as a whole. Personally, I respect women police officers just as much as men, and while it is true that society has constructed the position of the police officer to be more masculine than feminine, this does not mean that women cannot be great police officers as well. In truth, there are a number of women police officers that assume masculine-type roles such as those on SWAT and those who work undercover, so while certain women prefer to work on projects behind enemy lines, this is unquestionably not strictly the case for all women who wish to work as police officers.