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  • August 2008

    • Sex Assaults Against Women in Military 'Epidemic'

      CNN  |  Aug 1, 08 7:37 AM CDT

      Sex Assaults Against Women in Military 'Epidemic'

      (Newser) - A California congresswoman seeking better protection for military women said she was shocked to discover that 41% of women at a veterans hospital reported being sexually assaulted while in the service, CNN reports. "We have an epidemic here," Jane Harman told a House panel yesterday. "Women in the US military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq." More »

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      US military  • Pentagon  • rape  • sexual assault  • Jane Harman  • female troops

  • June 2008

    • Lesbians Bear Brunt of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

      New York Times  |  Jun 23, 08 8:08 AM CDT

      Lesbians Bear Brunt of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

      (Newser) - Debates about gays in the military have focused on men, but new information reveals that lesbians have faced much greater "don't ask, don't tell" challenges. Although women make up only 15% of Army and Air Force personnel, nearly half of the soldiers and airmen discharged for open homosexuality were women. Both the military and gay rights groups are uncertain of what causes the disparity. More »

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      US military  • lesbians  • gays in the military  • Don't Ask, Don't Tell  • female troops

    • First British Woman Killed in Afghanistan

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 18, 08 6:32 AM CDT

      First British Woman Killed in Afghanistan

      (Newser) - An attack on a British military convoy in Afghanistan killed four troops, including the first British female soldier to die since the conflict began. The soldiers died in an explosion in Helmand province, Afghanistan's most volatile region, reports the Guardian . British Foreign Secretary David Miliband expressed his "deepest condolences" and admitted that the situation in Afghanistan has become "grim." More »

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      Afghanistan  • David Miliband  • British military  • female troops

  • April 2008

    • Female Troops' Divorce Rate More than Double Men's

      Divorce360.com  |  Apr 6, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      Female Troops' Divorce Rate More than Double Men's

      (Newser) - Female troops divorce at nearly twice the rate of their male comrades, Divorce360 reports, and the military is stumped as to why. Data from 2006 show male soldiers divorce at a rate of 2.7%—lower than the general population's 3.6%—but that leaps to 7% among women. The rate was high even in peacetime and has risen further during the Iraq war. More »

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      US military  • marriage  • divorce  • US Army  • American troops  • US Navy  • US Air Force  • divorce rate  • female troops

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