| If you are a woman who dreams of having an exciting | | | | best available for families. |
| job as a Special Agent, the FBI is looking for you. | | | | The importance of female Special Agents cannot be |
| The FBI understands that men and women often | | | | overstates. During an investigation, some witnesses |
| posses different analytical skills. In order for | | | | may only be willing to talk to a fellow woman. |
| investigations to receive the very best approaches, | | | | Sometimes women blend in better for surveillance |
| mixed teams of male and female agents are needed. | | | | operations. The unique communication needs and |
| Some investigations simply require a female Agent. | | | | styles of women, combined with a women's general |
| There are several different career paths to becoming | | | | sensitivities towards others create a Special Agent |
| a special agent. You do not need to have a | | | | who can gather and organize information in a way |
| background in law enforcement or criminology to | | | | that many men simply cannot for the FBI. |
| become a special agent. If you do not have | | | | The expanded needs of the FBI Special Agents |
| experience with firearms, you can still apply to a | | | | compared to general law enforcement work also |
| program - extensive firearm training is provided in the | | | | leads to a greater need for female Special Agents. |
| program. | | | | For example, the FBI does underwater surveillance |
| The physical fitness requirements can be passed by | | | | work with SCUBA gear. Women have lower |
| almost anyone who follows a regular training program. | | | | metabolism, leading to a lower oxygen use then men. |
| Men and women take the same physical fitness tests. | | | | Women SCUBA divers are able to stay underwater |
| Women have a different scale to pass then men. | | | | longer than men during SCUBA since they do not use |
| Becoming an FBI Agent does not mean you need to | | | | as much air. |
| give up your dreams of having a family, or becoming | | | | If you are a woman who values your abilities for |
| an agent if you already have children. Federal law | | | | organization, flexibility and ability to communicate well |
| provides for up to twelve weeks of maternity leave. | | | | with others, the FBI wants a woman like you to |
| There are many assignments with part-time hours | | | | become a Special Agent. |
| available for FBI Agents. Being part of the federal | | | | Once education and training is completed, there are a |
| government, the FBI's employee benefits which include | | | | wide variety of FBI Agent Jobs available to those |
| medical care and sick leave, are among some of the | | | | seeking them. |