For Female Veterans

05/29/2018

https://www.everydayhealth.com/neurology/first-ever-conference-on-cte-women-held-new-york-city/

On May 23, 2018, more than 150 men and women gathered in an auditorium at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, to discuss a topic that is usually reserved for football players — chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). But this time the focus was on if and how it affects th...

03/03/2018

Meet the Army's only female Apache helicopter pilot in Mississippi. She also used to be in the Marine Corps. Out of the 14,000 Apache helicopter pilots in the U.S. Army, 3 percent are women, and one of those women is Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jessi McCormick.  READ MORE

05/15/2017

The latter is arguably the more controversial job because through an annual report it directly implicates governments and other parties who abuse the rights of the world’s most vulnerable population — children — in wars. The next report, covering 2016, is due out in early June. It will most likely c...

03/27/2017

After receiving the Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross, Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar fought for the right to fight.

06/16/2016

In a new Alexia Foundation video, Mary F. Calvert discusses her Women's Initiative Project, 'Missing in Action: Homeless Women Veterans.' The project will be on display at the 'Alexia at 25' exhibition this week from June 13-19 at the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph. Continue reading →

04/05/2016

Those hit hardest by gender inequality are being ignored. THIS is why I stand with girls and women everywhere. ADD your name today.

03/25/2016

We're partnering with Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)'s Veteran Employment Initiative to offer the area’s only all-female veteran career transition seminar in April.

Don't forget to share this opportunity, and visit our website to learn more: http://www.servicewomen.org/uncategorized/vei-vetworking/.

03/09/2016

one woman- a voice for thousands...wanted to share with you:

Khanim Latif opened the first women's advocacy group in the region to end violence against women, honor killings, and female ge***al mutilation.

03/09/2016

March 8 is International Women's Day, a day to honor women and girls around the world and reflect upon the progress that's been made thanks to brave and extraordinary pioneers along the way. "But...

07/30/2015

Thank you for this film, Heather Courtney.

http://www.wheresoldierscomefrom.com

Where Soldiers Come From, a documentary by Heather Courtney, follows the journey of childhood friends and their town, forever changed by a faraway war. An intimate look at the young men who fight our wars, the families and town they come from, and the everyday struggles of their return.

07/29/2015

Thank you, SWAN-for never giving up-for all of your dedication and perseverance.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/929e4783ec3b40e69e1a5dc96863fee5/house-backs-bill-help-vets-whove-suffered-sexual-assault?utm_source=The+Ruth+Moore+Act+passes+in+the+House&utm_campaign=NYE+Alert&utm_medium=email

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans who suffered sexual assault or other sexual abuse while in uniform would get help more easily from the Department of Veterans Affairs under a bill approved Monday by the House. The bill would…

07/29/2015

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr1607/text?utm_source=The+Ruth+Moore+Act+passes+in+the+House&utm_campaign=NYE+Alert&utm_medium=email

Text of H.R. 1607: Ruth Moore Act of 2015 as of Jul 27, 2015 (Passed the House (Engrossed) version). H.R. 1607: Ruth Moore Act of 2015