After her daughter, Gunner Jaysley Beck, died in barracks months after a mishandled sexual-assault complaint, Leighann McCready said the armed forces still fail to protect recruits and she would not advise young women to join.
“Do Not Join”: the British Army’s misogyny problem is a risk to national-security
Frontline sappers: Ukraine’s women take on the world’s most mined fields
Women are stepping into dangerous demining roles in war-torn Ukraine, reshaping social expectations and frontline labour.
Summary of the workshop: “Women Under Fire: understanding the gendered dynamics of ‘indiscriminate’ attacks”
A workshop at Birkbeck, University of London, organised by the University of Essex and Action on Armed Violence, examined the gendered dimensions of explosive violence focusing on issues such as targeted attacks, female empowerment, and the role of arms transfers, highlighting the need for gender-sensitive policies and robust data collection to address these challenges.
Retired senior officers accuse British military of being ‘woke’. But how valid are their concerns?
Amidst a polarized debate on diversity and national security, retired senior officers’ critique of “obsessive racialising” in the British military contrasts sharply with the need for systemic reforms to address ingrained issues of discrimination and underrepresentation.