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The $30.6 Million Question: What Breast Support Has to Do With Hip and Knee Injuries in Servicewomen
Musculoskeletal injuries among female service members are not just an individual health concern. They are a readiness, healthcare, and public cost issue. The Research A large U.S. military study covering fiscal years 2016–2021 found that female active-duty service members...
In 2019, the United States Army initiated a programme to develop the world's first military-specific bra for servicewomen. The programme was led by DEVCOM, the Combat Capabilities Development Command, and was, by any measure, a significant and long-overdue step. For the first time, a major military...
Ukrainian Policewomen: Serving Under Fire, Recognised on the World Stage
There is a version of this story that focuses on the numbers. Twenty-seven per cent (27%) of the National Police of Ukraine are women. Over 600 are members of the Ukrainian Association of Women in Law Enforcement. Dozens have received...
What Body Armour Does to the Female Body: The Science
This is not an opinion piece. It is not a collection of anecdotes, though there are many available. It is an attempt to lay out, as clearly and precisely as possible, what happens physiologically when equipment engineered for a male...
Ukrainian Female Military Units: Who They Are, What They Do, and What They Face
When people think of women in the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU), they often picture support roles: medics treating the wounded, logistics staff keeping the supply chain moving. The reality on the ground is considerably more complex, and considerably more impressive. Ukraine's full-scale war with Russia has produced one...
Why Servicewomen Leave: The Hidden Cost of Ill-Fitting Kit on Retention
The United Kingdom has set a formal target for women to make up 30% of military recruits by 2030, while Canada has committed to 25% female representation by 2026 and is driving broader culture change through 30Forward. In the...
Ukraine's war since 2022 has become one of the most important case studies in modern military history for the integration of women in combat, and for the consequences of failing to equip them properly. Over 70,000 women are currently serving in the...
The Chronological Timeline of 'Firsts' for Women in the Military
As the military is historically a male-dominated field, women have been late to join officially, but never absent. Since Molly Pitcher took over her fallen husband's cannon in 1779 at the Battle of Monmouth, to women fighting in active combat...
Taira: From Russian Captive to National Hero - The Combat Medic Who Saved War Victims
In 2022 during the siege of Mariupol, as buildings fell and civilians were trapped without food, water or medical care, one woman kept moving through the chaos to save lives. Her name is Yuliia Paievska. The world knows her as Taira. She is a Ukrainian combat medic, a...