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Trump's pick to lead Pentagon is dangerously wrong about women serving in combat | Opinion
Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth's opposition to women serving in combat is a regressive ideology and rooted in misogynistic biases.
Trump’s defense secretary pick said women shouldn’t be in combat roles. These female veterans fear what comes next
When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. She now fears the progress made for women in combat since then will be reversed after President-elect Donald Trump announced Pete Hegseth this week as his pick for secretary of defense – a Fox News host and Army veteran who has criticized efforts to allow women into combat roles.
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Pete Hegseth Is Wrong on Women in Combat | Opinion
With the choice of Peter Hegseth for secretary of defense, those shockwaves have been felt in the ranks of female service members
Former Defense secretary: Women ‘vital’ in combat
Former Defense Secretary William Cohen underscored the importance of having women in the military, including in combat roles, as President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense secretary has come under fire for suggesting women should be removed from certain military positions.
Sen. Duckworth says Trump defense secretary pick is "flat-out wrong" about women in combat roles
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said that Pete Hegseth is "flat-out wrong" in his view that women should not serve in the military in combat roles.
Trump Defense Pick Sparks Clash Over Women in Combat Roles
Pete Hegseth has made comments about women on the front lines that challenges Pentagon policy on the inclusion of women.
Trump defense nominee Hegseth should evaluate role of men, not women, in combat | Opinion
Combat roles and military leadership should not be treated as the default domains of men. Entrenched gender biases, coupled with a reluctance to challenge traditional norms, prevent military institutions from embracing the diversity and innovation required to adapt to modern challenges.
US allies repudiate doubts about women in combat
Canada's military chief drew a standing ovation at the Halifax International Security Forum for standing up for women on the front lines.
Should women serve in combat? Military experts weigh in
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for ...
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Women in Combat
Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, the former Army National Guard major and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, ...
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Women in combat are not a ‘social experiment,’ says Canada’s top military commander
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. defense secretary, has repeatedly questioned if men and women should serve ...
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Women in combat ‘proficient,’ SecDef says, dismissing calls for change
(Cpl. Marionne T. Mangrum/Marine Corps) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday defended women in the military and ...
Senator wounded in helicopter crash rips ‘unqualified’ Pete Hegseth for stance on women in combat
Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host picked by Trump for the Pentagon, is a combat veteran himself. In an interview on a podcast ...
Army veteran Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs in war, calls out Pete Hegseth's views on women in combat: 'Unqualified for...'
US Senator Tammy Duckworth criticized Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary, for his views on women in combat.
Canada’s first woman armed forces chief: ‘I can’t believe we have to justify women in combat’
The first woman to head Canada’s armed forces pushed back on renewed debate over women serving in combat roles related to ...