The panelists discussed how they came to get their assignment in the Middle East and whether their experience in covering the war was any different than that of a man. The panelists also talked about whether there was a problem with censorship and access to information. The Persian Gulf war is the first war with United States female soldiers to die. Six percent of the total deployed United States troops were women. And, there were more women journalists, editors, and camera operators covering this war than any previous war.