Former defense secretary pushes back on nominee's claim that women shouldn't serve in combat units
Fmr. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who ended the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat units, addressed Hegseth's claim ...
Pete Hegseth’s remarks about women in combat are met with disgust and dissent
Now, some female veterans and service members are railing against remarks Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick ...
Trump’s defense secretary pick said women shouldn’t be in combat roles. These female veterans fear what comes next
When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. She now fears the progress made for women since then will be reversed after ...
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WW2: Did the war change life for women?
When the Second World War broke out in 1939 just over five million women were in work. By 1943 that number stood well in excess of seven million. As men from all over the country joined the fight ...