"These women are less likely to find a job than male veterans and more likely to be a single parent with children to support, interviews and records show.They return to a nation that historically defines “veteran” as male, which in the post-9/11 era has meant a lack of female-specific resources at VA facilities across the country."
One woman, Crystal Sandor, was disbelieved when she said she had PTSD because the male doctor at the Vet Hospital basically didn't believe she, as a woman, had ever left her military base. She had to use her personal insurance and go outside the military to be diagnosed
One woman was raped. Aribella Shapiro tries to explains why she never reported it. She said, "Even if they know the soldier is guilty, sometimes nothing happens." (As you may recall an examination of La Vena Johnson's body seems to indicate she may have fought back...then died for it. It looks as though the military covered this rape and murder up, claiming she committed suicide. Click Here To Read About La Vena Johnson Autopsy)
One woman was raped. Aribella Shapiro tries to explains why she never reported it. She said, "Even if they know the soldier is guilty, sometimes nothing happens." (As you may recall an examination of La Vena Johnson's body seems to indicate she may have fought back...then died for it. It looks as though the military covered this rape and murder up, claiming she committed suicide. Click Here To Read About La Vena Johnson Autopsy)
In 2012, there were an estimated 26,000 sexual assaults in the military. Only, 3,374 were reported.
One woman, Hanna Siska, had a lot of problems getting promoted while in the service. Men she was superior to in experience (some of the men hadn't ever been deployed) were promoted above her. And when she returned she found that vet preference jobs went to males over her as well.
One woman, Briana Hawkes, a single mother, plans to stay in the military and make a career of it in order to support her daughter.Video: Give it two minutes, decide if you want to hear the full 5.
READ MORE: Record Numbers of Female Vets Strain System by Asha Anchan, Kelsey Hightower and Caitlin Cruz http://backhome.news21.com/article/womens-mainbar/
The conditions described here and a combination of other factors appears to be leading to a sharp rise in the number of female homeless vets. READ MORE ABOUT THE RISE AMONG HOMELESS FEMALE VETERANS http://nchv.org/index.php/help/help/women_veterans/
