Click! Rape Should Not Be a Requirement to Serve

I grew up oblivious to gender inequality. As a child of the ’80s/’90s I never felt gender prevented me from doing what I wanted to do. I grew up playing sports, doing things that may have ...Read More

1 in 5 Women in the Air Force Report Being Sexually Assaulted

The Christian Science Monitor broke news today that a not-yet-released Air Force survey found that 1 in 5 women say they have been sexually assaulted since joining the force. The survey, conducted ...Read More

The Brave Black Women Who Were Civil War Spies

From the field and slave cabin to the Confederate White House, black women took an active role in assisting the Union military in winning the Civil War. Contemporaries recognized their service, and ...Read More

On “Army Wives,” War Isn’t Hellish Enough

Lifetime has started showing reruns of Army Wives Season 4, and despite myself I’m sucked in again. I shouldn’t be surprised; I never watch smart TV. While my friends are discussing Lost and Mad ...Read More

Women in Combat–The Next “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”?

By March 15 2011, a recommendation will be handed over to Congress and the White House to lift the current ban on military women participating in combat. On January 13, NPR highlighted the progress ...Read More

Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Back to the Future?

We now have decisive action from Congress in its long-awaited repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. But what many don’t realize is that repealing this 1993 law moves us ahead in our thinking ...Read More

Purchasing “Services” From Afghan Boys: Your Tax Dollars at Work

With all the current talk of deficit reduction, little attention has been paid to taxpayer-funded private security contractors overseas, even when they act egregiously. A torrent of tax dollars goes ...Read More

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Could Be Decided Tonight

Want to help the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? The vote on it might take place this very night as part of a larger defense bill, so things are moving fast. According to the Servicemembers ...Read More

For Women Veterans, the Battle Continues

Today, Veteran’s Day, we Americans will pause for moments of silence, listen to bells tolling and guns firing and remember the deaths of thousands of our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan (let ...Read More

Congress Takes Historic Step to End Sexual Assault in Military

I appreciate the attention Ms. magazine has devoted to the issue of sexual assault in the military, including the most recent article in the Spring 2010 issue. Sexual assault within the ranks is ...Read More

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