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    Veteran's Day Event

    Chalk and Talk, Chalk on the Sidewalk, Show Us Your Vision, Voice your Thoughts on the War, SING, TALK, RANT on our Soapbox

    Tuesday November 11th, 2:00 to 6:00pm., Wayne State University, Gullen Mall

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    What Women Experience in the Military

    Women often join the military to gain skills and break out of traditional roles. However, while the range of military work open to women has increased over the years, women are still limited in the positions open to them. And within those positions, they are often given traditional tasks: according to one government report, “many women report that they are not allowed to work at the jobs for which they were trained . . . [and] that they are routinely assigned clerical or administrative duties instead of being given the opportunity to work in the full range of their occupations” (GAO/NSIAD-99-27, 11/98). Sexual harassment and rape are a real threat to women in the military. In 1995, the armed forces surveyed female members and found that 52% reported sexual harassment.

    Topics: Discrimination, Military Facts, Women Soldiers |