The Air Force released last Wednesday its report on recent incidents of sexual abuse at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, where members of the Air Force […]
Tag: Women in the Military
The War on Women Soldiers
In late May, feminists celebrated the addition of the Shaheen Amendment to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, which would expand the Department of Defense’s abortion coverage policy for its […]
Gillibrand Proposes Gender Equality in Combat
In February, the Department of Defense announced it would loosen its restrictions on women in military combat roles, allowing them to “co-locate” closer to the front lines with ground combat troops. […]
New Lawsuit Filed Against Military Rape
Back in December of last year, a federal judge in Virginia dismissed a landmark case filed by Washington, D.C. attorney Susan Burke in which 28 plaintiffs had alleged that they […]
Still Fighting for Women in Combat
The Department of Defense released a long-awaited report yesterday updating its controversial 1994 ban on women in combat. The DoD recommends that women be allowed to serve closer to the front lines in units that “co-locate” with ground combat forces. However, it still advises that women be barred from ground combat.
If You Were Raped in the Military, Would You Turn to a Fundamentalist Chaplain for Help?
For female enlistees, the war on the domestic front—within their units—trumps that of the battlefield. A recent Veteran’s Administration survey revealed that 30 percent of female vets reported being assaulted by a male colleague and/or supervisor, and 20 percent reported being raped in the military multiple times.
Veterans Affairs Office Decides To Trust Women About PTSD
A woman in the military is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. One in 5 women who seek veterans’ health care say […]
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 […]
Newsflash: Military Report Says Women Should Be Allowed in Combat
The Military Leadership Diversity Commission (MLDC) has released a report that, as expected, recommends allowing women in the U.S. to serve in combat. The recommendation reads (scroll to page 19) […]
How the GOP’s Attack on Labor Is an Attack on Women
Not like Valentine’s Day, which is about love and chocolate, or Mother’s Day, which is about sentimentality and breakfast in bed, International Women’s Day is about equality and autonomy. The first […]