“After Fire” — The Challenges Facing Female Veterans
Women vets are encouraged to suppress their feelings and not appear “weak.” This leads to isolation and an absence of support.
Women vets are encouraged to suppress their feelings and not appear “weak.” This leads to isolation and an absence of support.
Female vets must be recognized as contributing members of society, with valuable abilities and talents to bring into their communities.
At the Women in the World Summit, Hillary Clinton wondered, “Why extremists always focus on women is a mystery to me.”
Enmeshed in the stories of women who have served in the military, are the accounts of sexual harassment and abuse that are starting to see the light of day. The issue of Military Sexual Trauma (MST) has consistently been swept under the rug.