My father was always proud of his service in the U.S. Navy, and I have always been proud of him. Today, he would have been particularly proud of the Navy and four of its outstanding sailors. For the first time in history, all four recipients of the Sailor of the Year distinction are women. Established [...]
Posts Tagged ‘women in the military’
It’s Not My Father’s Navy… It’s Even Better
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's History, tagged Cassandra Foote, Ingrid Cortez, military, Sailor of the Year, Samira McBride, Shalanda Brewer, U.S. Navy, women in the military on July 21, 2010, | 2 Comments »
Then and Now: The Progress of Our Women Veterans
Posted in NCCWSL, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, Women's History Month, tagged STEM, pay equity, AAUW, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, women in the military, female veterans, #wmnhist, Women's Armed Services Act, The White House Project, Benchmarking Women's Leadership, Catherine Ross, American Council on Education, ACE, Tribute to Women in the Military, woman veterans on March 4, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
In 1948, President Truman signed the Women’s Armed Services Act , enabling women to serve as permanent members of the U.S. armed forces. Since then, as women have been integrated into most areas of the military, progress definitely has been made. According to The White House Project Report: Benchmarking Women’s Leadership, women now “make up [...]
25 Years of College Women Leaders—Looking Ahead
Posted in Educational Programs, NCCWSL, Women and Work, tagged Melanne Verveer, Nancy Landon Kassebaum, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, Paula Fickes Hawkins, Tammy Duckworth, White House Project, women and leadership, women in science, women in the military, women in the workforce, women's leadership, Zainab Salbi on January 6, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
This June will mark the 25th anniversary of the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL). The conference, to be held June 3–5, is an inspiration to women student leaders who aspire to change their campuses and communities. This conference is the chance of a lifetime for young women who are seeking ways to [...]
Lt. Dan Choi: The Hypocrisy behind Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
Posted in Equity in the News, tagged Don't Ask Don't Tell, gay, lesbian, Lt. Dan Choi, sexual orientation, women in the military on October 20, 2009, | 2 Comments »
Meet Lt. Dan Choi, a Korean Southern Baptist who graduated from West Point Military Academy. He is an Iraq war veteran and one of only eight soldiers in his class to major in Arabic. In March, Choi disclosed on the Rachel Maddow Show that he was gay. He was subsequently sent a discharge letter from [...]
What a Heroine
Posted in NCCWSL, tagged Iraqi war veteran, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, Tammy Duckworth, veterans, Veterans Affairs, women in the military, Women of Distinction on April 16, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Tammy Duckworth is an incredibly brave woman who will be receiving a Women of Distinction award at this year’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL). Like Gen. Evelyn “Pat” Foote, a 2008 Woman of Distinction awardee who broke many barriers for women in the military, Duckworth has done much work in support of [...]
Pentagon Announces Sexual Assault Prevention Campaign
Posted in Equity in the News, Sexual Harassment, Women and Work, tagged military, sexual assault, sexual assault awareness month, women in the military on March 10, 2009, | 1 Comment »
I was glad to read this morning that the U.S. Department of Defense is preparing to launch a new sexual assault prevention campaign. Last year I was horrified by the Congressional hearings on sexual assault in the military, which revealed that over one-fourth of women in the military had been sexually assaulted or raped while [...]
Army Wives
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Armed Forces, Army Wives, Brigadier General Evelyn "Pat" Foote, GI Bill, military, NCCWSL, women in the military on August 4, 2008, | 2 Comments »
Someone told me this show was worth watching at least once, given my Army background. My mother and grandmother were military wives, and I was definitely an “Army brat.” As I watched Army Wives last week, I couldn’t help thinking about the changing roles of women in the military, whether those serving or those who [...]
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