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* ''[[Traveller]]'' This varies from culture to culture. The ruling class of the Third Imperium is like this however. |
* ''[[Traveller]]'' This varies from culture to culture. The ruling class of the Third Imperium is like this however. |
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* It varies from service to service in [[Warhammer 40000|the Imperium of Man]], but most governmental, religious, and (in some cases) noble positions are gender-blind, as are the Inquisition, the [[Psychic Powers|Adepta Astra Telepathica]], [[Rogue Trader|Rogue Traders]], and the Adeptus Mechanicus. Some are segregated, though - the [[Space Marines]] are all men, evidently due to the [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke|genetic engineering]] required to make them, while the [[Church Militant|Sisters of Battle]] are all women because the Ecclesiarchy is banned from maintaining "[[Exact Words|men under arms]]". In the Imperial Guard, most regiments are single-gender, and men outnumber women roughly 9-to-1, but female officers and regiments are just as honored, and mixed-gender regiments are not unheard of. They are distinctly outnumbered in the higher ranks, though; one [[Mauve Shirt]] from the [[Ciaphas Cain]] series eventually reaches the exalted rank of [[Four-Star Badass|Lady General]], but is among the only ones in recent history to have done so. |
* It varies from service to service in [[Warhammer 40000|the Imperium of Man]], but most governmental, religious, and (in some cases) noble positions are gender-blind, as are the Inquisition, the [[Psychic Powers|Adepta Astra Telepathica]], [[Rogue Trader|Rogue Traders]], and the Adeptus Mechanicus. Some are segregated, though - the [[Space Marines]] are all men, evidently due to the [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke|genetic engineering]] required to make them, while the [[Church Militant|Sisters of Battle]] are all women because the Ecclesiarchy is banned from maintaining "[[Exact Words|men under arms]]". In the Imperial Guard, most regiments are single-gender, and men outnumber women roughly 9-to-1, but female officers and regiments are just as honored, and mixed-gender regiments are not unheard of. They are distinctly outnumbered in the higher ranks, though; one [[Mauve Shirt]] from the [[Ciaphas Cain]] series eventually reaches the exalted rank of [[Four-Star Badass|Lady General]], but is among the only ones in recent history to have done so. |
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** The Imperium is also completely uncaring about who fights for them as long as they can hold a gun, its a commonly mentioned background element that when the Imperium is desperate enough or when they just need a few more warm bodies to pad out the ranks that they will mass |
** The Imperium is also completely uncaring about who fights for them as long as they can hold a gun, its a commonly mentioned background element that when the Imperium is desperate enough or when they just need a few more warm bodies to pad out the ranks that they will mass-conscript [[Squick|children]] to fight for them so not only is gender no object age isn't either. |
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* 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 emotion, 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. |
* 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 emotion, 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. |
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