So it makes sense that Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department might want to showcase a little girl power of its own. In fact, ahead of Trump's visit, the Department announced that it had put together a female-only security team to protect female dignitaries. Their first charge: Ivanka, and President Trump's wife, Melania, who'll be arriving Nov. 5 with the president for a three-day visit.

Now, an all-female force has its perks. Studies show female police officers are less violent than their male counterparts and are responsible for a tiny amount of police brutality. Researchers say women are less authoritarian as police officers and stronger communicators.

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Of course, that presupposes that women on the force are treated like officers, not props. Which is not what happened when Tokyo unveiled the band of merry sisters.

In a PR demonstration Thursday, the women were dressed in smart black suits rather than the body armor police normally don in high-pressure situations to protect against rioters. (“We opted for a more cultivated look to suit the occasion,” an officer in charge of the security plan explained to Asahi News. Because when it comes to fighting crime, it's what you wear that matters.) In a drill staged for the media yesterday, the women were tasked with blocking a particularly rabid fan who tried to rush the crowd to offer Ivanka a gift.

Not exactly the stuff of legends and Air Force One.

As Jonathan Wackrow, a former agent with U.S. Secret Service who was assigned to the presidential protection unit, told CNN, these women wouldn't be expected to do much if something bad happened. “Operationally, these support forces are minimal to the actual security program of the United States Secret Service,” he said. “They aren’t relied on for any emergency action.”

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Wackrow suggested that their role would be much more, well, secondary. The women would be helpful, he said, for easing the language barrier, transporting Ivanka and company from place to place, and for “general support.”

Wackrow said that all-female crews are not uncommon, and that they are meant to be respectful and not too intrusive. He noted that first lady Michelle Obama was often detailed by female crews when she traveled with her husband.