The Emperor's council declared: "She is a woman." It will never be worth anything. Then the Emperor intervened and told her that she had saved them all. He bowed to her and the troops and the lawyers and the people who were there to celebrate the troops all bowed to Mulan. She earned the respect and honor she deserved. However, to gain his respect, she had to take extreme measures. Mulan didn't want respect or gratitude. She just wanted to save her father. Then her simple wish to keep her father safe took an unexpected turn and she became a war hero. Men need to understand that women are capable of much more than just procreating. Women can do what men can do and even better