Hegseth Says He’s ‘Proud’ to End ‘Woke’ Women, Peace and Security Program Created Under Trump in 2017

Hegseth says the Pentagon is done 'walking on eggshells.' Women in uniform say it feels like a 'slap in the face.'

Secretary of Defense Hegseth signed a memo last Friday ordering the services to review their equal opportunity policies, leaving some women worried.

Assessing Claims About the Pentagon’s Women, Peace, and Security Program

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the 2017 program a ‘Biden initiative.’ - Peter Gattuso - Start a free trial today for full access.

How the US ‘war on woke’ and women risks weakening its own military capability

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Women, Peace and Security initiative ‘woke’ and ‘divisive’. But history shows soldiers of all stripes have served with honour.

Why Hegseth wants to eliminate the Women, Peace and Security program

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to eliminate the Women, Peace and Security Act. He doesn't have the power to do so, but what is the act's goal, and what does this mean for women in combat roles?

How the US 'war on woke' and women risks weakening its own military capability

With US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "proud" cancellation of the military's Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program, the "war on woke" has found its latest frontier—war itself.

Hegseth Gets Hit With Awkward Fact-Check After Bragging About Ending 'Woke' Program

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was swiftly fact-checked after he claimed in a post on X that he'd ended the "woke" Women, Peace & Security (WPS) program because it was an initiative created by the Biden administration. For the political right, "wokeness" or "wokeism" generally refers to a left-leaning perspective that acknowledges the widespread existence of racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination in American society. Advocates of th…