The House of Representatives has passed an amendment to the 2023 defense policy bill declaring it was a mistake to force women to leave the military during pregnancy.
Four women, all of them authors and veterans, will discuss the experiences of women in the Army during a webinar hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army.
The event, part of the Thought Leaders series, will begin at 2 p.m. Eastern March 24. It is free, but registration is required here.
Women often face lower salaries and longer unemployment periods than men when seeking employment after military service, according to a report by Hire Heroes USA.
“Since our first Hire Heroes report, we've identified pay disparities based on gender and have been working to gain a greater understanding of the causes of those disparities,” said Jason Dozier, Hire Heroes’ director of program operations and evaluation, in a press release.
Mentorship is a critical investment tool that should be used to cultivate the strength and diversity of the Army.
Three years into a gender integration initiative, the results are positive, the Army’s nominee to become Army undersecretary told Congress.
Buried in pile of questions posed by the Senate Armed Services Committee, James McPherson says more than 1,400 women are now part of infantry, armor and field artillery units, and 42 women are Ranger School graduates.
The Army has seen an increase in women applying to and being accepted by the U.S. Military Academy and ROTC programs, something the Army’s personnel chief credits to success in gender integration.
Lt. Gen. Thomas Seamands, deputy Army chief of staff for personnel, told a House committee that having women graduate from Ranger School, become infantry company commanders and take on other new assignments has helped recruit more women into the Army.
