US EditionPentagon disbands panel on military women, alleging divisive feminist agenda
The committee influenced 94% of policy recommendations but was ended over concerns it promoted divisive feminist policies affecting combat readiness, officials said.
- The Pentagon has disbanded the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, claiming it promotes a "divisive feminist agenda" that harms combat readiness, according to Pentagon officials.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the committee's focus negatively affects combat readiness and emphasized advancing uniform, sex-neutral standards.
- The committee has been influential since 1951, driving significant changes in military policies regarding women.
- Hegseth has faced criticism for previous remarks about women in combat and has denied disparaging them, saying he is focused on standards.
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Hegseth shuts down group advising on women in the military
The Pentagon is terminating a decades-old advisory group that offered recommendations on how to support women serving in the military, including past suggestions that women needed properly fitting body armor and appropriate health care.
Hegseth to Axe Committee Due to Feminist Agenda - The Thinking Conservative
War Sec. Hegseth terminated 74-year-old military advisory committee for women as it harms America’s combat capabilities, Pentagon press sec. said on X. The post Hegseth to Axe Committee Due to Feminist Agenda appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
Pentagon disbands panel on military women, alleging divisive feminist agenda
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has disbanded a committee that provided recommendations for women serving in the military, including on their well-being and treatment, alleging on Tuesday it had pursued a "divisive feminist agenda."
Hegseth to Axe Committee Due to Feminist Agenda
War Secretary Pete Hegseth has terminated a 74-year-old military advisory committee for women as it harms America’s combat capabilities, Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson said in a Sept. 23 post on X. “Secretary Hegseth has decided to terminate the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services,” Wilson said. “The Committee is focused on advancing a divisive feminist agenda that hurts combat readiness, while Secretary Hegseth has foc…
Defense Minister Pete Hegseth has joined the Women's Association DACOWITS, which has been working for women's rights in the U.S. military since 1951. This controversial decision is part of his strategy to promote traditional, gender-neutral standards.
Pentagon terminates advisory committee on women in military
The Trump administration has terminated the nearly 75-year-old advisory committee aimed at encouraging and retaining women in the armed forces over accusations of promoting a "divisive feminist agenda."
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