Combat Exclusion

05/24/2012
Women in the Military

The Best Way to Honor Servicewomen This Memorial Day

By Francesca Acocella, Women's Rights Project & Elayne Weiss, Washington Legislative Office at 3:15pm
This Memorial Day, we can show the women serving in the military how grateful we are for their brave service by giving them the same opportunities to serve, and the ... Read More
05/17/2012
Women in the Military

Combat Exclusion for Women Should No Longer Be the Rule

By Tiseme Zegeye, Women's Rights Project & Elayne Weiss, Washington Legislative Office at 9:53am
The combat exclusion rule ignores the reality of modern warfare. Women are already serving in combat, and at present, 139 women have made the ultimate sacrifice for ... Read More
04/27/2012
Women in the Military

Women in Combat: The Marines Take An Important First Step, But More Is Needed to Ensure Full Equality.

By Ariela Migdal, Women's Rights Project & Vania Leveille, Washington Legislative Office at 3:29pm
Less than three months after the Pentagon announced that it was loosening the rules that bar women from being assigned to ground combat units, the Marine Corps ... Read More
02/17/2012
Combat Exclusion

DoD Comes Closer to Recognizing that Women Are Already Serving on the Front Lines

By Ariela Migdal, Women's Rights Project & Vania Leveille, Washington Legislative Office at 5:13pm
Last week, Pentagon officials got a few steps closer to recognizing what those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have known for years: servicewomen fight on the ... Read More

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