Military Women Face Distinct Health Needs — Maintaining Gender-Informed Care and Safeguards are Critical (womensenews.org)

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Women have increasingly shaped every facet of the US military, with their immense contributions in critical operational, technical, and leadership roles across all branches. Today, more than two million female veterans live in the country. By 2040, they are expected to comprise nearly 20% of the total veteran population—making them the fastest-growing group of former service members. But notwithstanding their expanding presence, women retirees continue to face systemic gaps in the healthcare system that often compel them to confront the drastic repercussions of their profession head-on without sufficient support. Strikingly, a study shows that these personnel are more likely to receive assistance in civilian settings than through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)—raising serious concerns about why they cannot rely on the very institution meant to champion and respond to their needs.

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[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago

If soldiers were meant to have vaginas, the government would have issued them.

/s, because somebody is going to think I'm serious, because plenty of people would be serious.

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