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'We want to spread the word about women at war'

A former soldier who came under mortar fire in Iraq says women who performed dangerous front-line roles need more recognition and support. Dr Bex Bennett, from Derbyshire, co-founded community ...

RUTH SUNDERLAND: A costly war is being waged on women

A failure to make the most of female talent means that, at a minimum, we are leaving economic growth on the table and missing ...
The New York Times

Correcting the Record on Women’s Experiences of War

A stage adaptation of the Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich’s “The Unwomanly Face of War” gives Soviet women credit for their complex roles in World War II. By Laura Cappelle Reviewing from ...
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The Women Who Fought Japan’s Empire

Japanese colonialism is infamous for its brutalization of women, abducted and forced into sex slavery. Less known is women’s ...