Women are the fastest growing cohort in the veteran population, and over the next 20 years, women veterans are projected to double in ranks to an estimated 15 percent of the veteran population. Despite their growing numbers, women veterans are an underserved population. While the VA and other programs have made great strides in recent years to [...]
Yesterday the White House honored 14 female veterans as Champions of Change. I have had the privilege and pleasure of working with several of them and count them among my colleagues and friends. After serving their country these 14 women have gone on to give back to their peers in myriad ways; through the delivery [...]
Swords to Plowshares is pleased to announce we have received a generous grant from The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF) to improve healthcare indicators for women veterans throughout the state. A minimum of 20 one-year grants will be awarded through a competitive process and range from $10,000 – $35,000. In addition Swords to Plowshares will provide Women Veteran [...]
This is an opportunity to meet our new California Department of Veterans’ Affairs representative/advocate for women veterans and their families, Lindsey Wathen Sin. This event will bring together military women and advocates to focus on what is needed in the way of education, support and community building. It also will preface the upcoming Women’s [...]
Every time I walk into a vet center, a VA hospital or any other veterans’ group, I get the look – the “You’re not really a vet … are you?” look. I’m no longer surprised by it. I enter the room, and every male eye turns to assess my long hair, my skirt, my [...]
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