The initiative comes as research reveals female veterans are more than twice as likely to be economically inactive (20% compared with 9% for male veterans) and face more barriers to employment than men.
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The initiative comes as research reveals female veterans are more than twice as likely to be economically inactive (20% compared with 9% for male veterans) and face more barriers to employment than men.
Read moreThe 2019 financial year saw good results for the Trust…
Read moreLast Sunday, military charity and media organisation BFBS celebrated International Women’s Day with an all-female presenter line-up and a series of inspirational interviews with women from the UK armed forces, across all its radio stations nationwide and around the world.
Read moreThe event will celebrate the achievements of women in the Armed Forces community, and joining the celebration will be special guest Councillor Carolyn Caddick, who is the Honorary Colonel 1st Battalion Highlanders Army Cadet Force.
Read morePoppyscotland’s Welfare Centre in Ayrshire is set to open its doors for a special event to celebrate International Women’s Day next month
Read moreInternational Women’s Day is just over a week away (Friday, 8th March) and Scotland’s leading military charity is embracing the annual event in order to celebrate the contribution of women in the Armed Forces.
Read moreThe WRAC Association will Commemorate the ATS’s formation and unveil and rededicate the ATS Statue into the WRAC Association Plot at the National Memorial Arboretum on 8th July this year.
Read moreOn International Woman’s day we celebrate the cultural, political, social and economic achievements of women. Women have played a pivotal role within the Armed Forces. Military spouses (a majority of whom are women) are supporting the serving partner, not only by providing emotional support, but also practical and financial help, especially during times of deployment.
During the First and Second World Wars, women looked after the wounded or were called up for war work, in roles such as mechanics, engineers and drivers, whilst fighting the daily battle of running the household alone. In recent years women were integrated into the rest of the army.
Read moreForces in Mind Trust (FiMT), a grant awarding body with the aim of enabling all ex-Service personnel and their families to have a successful and sustainable transition to civilian life, has just passed a significant milestone – their 100th grant award.
The award to Cranfield University, for £96,688, coincides with the celebration of 100 years of women serving in the UK Armed Forces. The focus of this work is to explore the transition that female Service leavers make from the Armed Forces to civilian employment.
Read moreThe Royal British Legion’s annual Remembrance events take place this weekend, with the Festival of Remembrance on Saturday 11th November, and the Veterans’ March Past the Cenotaph on Sunday 12th November.
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