The analysis indicated 11 variables that discriminated between the groups, including preferred role, perceived interest in police station duties, perceived capability in motor patrol, perceived capability in interviewing male suspects, perceived capability in dealing with deadly weapon, age, career commitment, perceived interest in traffic management, perceived interest in foot patrol, deployment experience in traffic division, and perceived capability in dealing with traffic accidents. Not surprisingly, the Indian policewomen tended to fulfill and prefer a more traditional role than their American counterparts. However, the position of women in Indian police forces can change, not only through broad societal attitudinal shifts, but also if police organizations encourage women to fill a wide range of policing functions that many of the Indian respondents to this survey seem to want. 1 table, 6 notes, and 16 references