05/29/2018
https://www.everydayhealth.com/neurology/first-ever-conference-on-cte-women-held-new-york-city/
Mount Sinai Hosts First Ever Conference on CTE in the Female Brain
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
How a military court is undermining protections for sexual assault victims and more in the Service Women's Dispatch for March.
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
UN Names Two Women to Highly Visible Envoy Posts
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
Female Helicopter Pilot Took on the Taliban—and the Pentagon
After receiving the Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross, Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar fought for the right to fight.
06/16/2016
Mary F. Calvert on 'Missing in Action: Homeless Women Veterans' | Alexia Foundation : News
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
Sexism is global, the fight against it should be too.
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:
One Woman Is Risking Her Life to Save Thousands in Iraqi Kurdistan
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. Here are 30 reasons why it's the most important day of the...
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 Film by Heather Courtney
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
House backs bill to help vets who've suffered sexual assault
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…
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