I'll probably get pilloried for this, but here goes........
I'm an ex Serviceman. I carried out my service in the 80's/early 90's. I was an infantry soldier initially and subsequently a Royal Military Policeman. During service (particularly in Northern Ireland) there were extremes of circumstance and extremes of accommodation (16 men living in a room 26ft x 14ft. It was the accommodation block in Crossmaglen and was known as 'The Subs' because there were 4 rows of bunks) that would have meant any female Servicewoman present would have felt either embarrassed, threatened, awkward ro just plainly wished she'd been in another place. There were also times when any Servicewoman present would have been detrimental to morale/cohesion within the unit.
Any female in a combat situation, REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT SHE CAN PERFORM HER ROLE will cause jealousy, resentment, over-protection or any gamut of emotions between male personnel in certain circumstances. It's a fact of life.
The ONLY gripe I ever had against female Service colleagues (by the way, the best Sgt Major I ever had during my service was female) was whenever a b0II0cking was being dished out. I'd get the rough end of the Sgt Major's/Staff Sgt's vehemence and have to stand there and literally take it like a man, whilst my female colleagues would 'become tired and emotional', shed a tear or two and have a comforting arm placed around them! AND THAT'S EQUALITY!!!
Unless you've served in such circumstances you can't really comment on such a matter with any authority.