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Friday, June 13, 2008

Who is the enemy?

Women serving in the miltary face discrimination on the battleground and off.

A recently published study found that "The review of the quality of care at VA facilities, which was mandated by Congress, found that at about one-third of its facilities, the quality of outpatient care given to women wasn't as good as what was offered to men."

Last month a New York Times Op-Ed, reported that "Women make up some 15 percent of the United States active duty forces, and 11 percent of the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly a third of female veterans say they were sexually assaulted or raped while in the military, and 71 percent to 90 percent say they were sexually harassed by the men with whom they served."

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