Veterans' Resources

Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced December 3, 2015, that beginning in January 2016, all military occupations and positions will be open to women, without exception.

The Center serves as an advocate for a cultural transformation (both within VA and in the general public) in recognizing the service and contributions of women veterans and women in the military, and in raising awareness of the responsibility to treat women veterans with dignity and respect

Women in the U.S. military have always had a "tough row to hoe" and we owe a lot to those women who literally broke ground, opened doors, and made the choice of a military career easier for those who followed. Beginning with the early pioneers, who were almost never recognized, here are some of the military women of achievement and their accomplishments. Please bear in mind that the terms WAC - Women's Army Corps - WAVE - Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service - WAF - Women in the Air Force - and so on, are used in the context of the times. We were called by those acronyms from the 1940s until the separate women's branches were eliminated in the mid 1970s.

The Center is working to expand opportunities for women in the military, to better prevent and detect sexual harassment and assault, and to eliminate all forms of sex discrimination, including discrimination based on pregnancy and parental status.

SWAN supports, defends, and empowers today’s servicewomen and women veterans of all eras, through groundbreaking advocacy initiatives and innovative, healing community programs. SWAN advocates for all military women, in order to increase their visibility and improve their access to equal opportunity, equal protection and equal benefits.

This article assesses the results of women veterans' health research.

This guide was created to address the psychological and mental health needs of women veterans. The guide is also a compilation of best practices aimed at improving effectiveness in engaging female veterans. The guide is downloadable in PDF or HTML versions.

The goal of this document is to increase awareness about women in the military and women veterans and describe special considerations regarding their reproductive health care needs.

The Women Veterans Health Program was created to streamline services for women veterans in order to provide more cost-effective medical and psychosocial care. Women Veterans Health Care addresses the health care needs of women veterans and works to ensure that timely, equitable, high-quality, comprehensive health care services are provided in a sensitive and safe environment at VA health facilities nationwide.

This site, managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, provides links of interest to women veterans.

Provides links to a comprehensive list of sites for women veterans.