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Move over Boys in Blue. A whole new generation of women is looking to serve and protect Ottawa.

The Ottawa Police Service got a good look Saturday at some of the would-be female police officers interested in joining the force.

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Fifteen young women from the Ottawa area participated in a women-only information session and workshop hosted by the OPS on what it takes to be a police officer. In all, almost 50 women had expressed interest but not all could be accepted into Saturday’s workshop at Algonquin College.

Roughly 22 per cent of the OPS’s more than 1,300 officers are women. The force is looking to continue to increase that number and further solidify that policing isn’t a profession just for men.

Participants got a rundown on the application process and were put through the gruelling physical exam that featured a mix of cardio, agility and strength exercises — including lugging around a 150-pound mannequin named Randy — to see if they could meet the requirements of the job.