Women have been serving in the military since ages in both combat and non-combat roles. Their inclusion in combat missions has increased in recent times with them often serving as pilots, mechanics, and infantry officers. Western militaries started giving women more opportunities by conscripting them in greater numbers and including them in more diverse roles since 1914. In the 1970s, most Western armies began allowing women to serve in active duty in all military branches. In 2006, eight countries (China, Eritrea, Israel, Libya, Malaysia, North Korea, Peru, and Taiwan) conscripted women into military service. In 2013, Norway became the first NATO country to draft women, as well as the first country in the world to conscript women on the same formal terms as men. In 2017, neighboring Sweden followed suit and in 2018, the Netherlands joined this line-up (although in the Netherlands there is no active peacetime conscription). As of 2022, only three countries conscripted women and men on the same formal conditions: Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands . A few other countries have laws allowing for the conscription of women into their armed forces, however with some differences such as service exemptions, length of service, and more. History Viking Age Although still under debate, there is some historic, as well as archaeologic evidence for female warriors (Shield-maidens) in the Viking Age, Scandinavia. One of the most prominent Viking archaeological sites is the Birka burial containing remains of a female skeleton accompanied with the accoutrements of an elite professional Viking warrior in a 10th century chamber-grave. Shield-maidens are also mentioned in ancient Norse sagas. World War I During the First World War, the United States was in total warfare efforts. Every person had to contribute to the war effort, however, this did not necessarily mean that everyone had to fight. The country needed to continue to fund its troops and support the war financially while soldiers were fighting. To this end, the United States relied on organizations for support. Women joined organizations such as the Committee on Public Information in order to educate people about the war. This committee additionally promoted nationalism. In addition to working for committees having to do with education, women worked in all sorts of positions. Many women became YWCA members and went overseas to help soldiers. This was the first time in history that women of all classes were working together to help the war