In celebration of International Women’s Day which takes place on March 8th, Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’), a leading Armed Forces charity, is proud to announce the appointment of two new female Charity Ambassadors, current President of the Army Officer Selection Board, Colonel Lucy Giles and Victoria Loaiza, a prominent Armed Forces supporter and widow of an Afghanistan soldier.
Read moreThe brand-new research project will be carried out by the Seafarers’ International Research Centre at Cardiff University and will focus on women working on cargo ships.
Read moreRoyal Star & Garter, the charity which provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia, has a long and proud history of caring for remarkable women.
Read moreA women’s friendship club in Liverpool has chosen veterans’ charity, Launchpad as their adopted charity for 2022.
Read moreThe Officers’ Association Women into Employment virtual event, now in its second year, recognises the unique challenges female ex-military personnel can face when moving from military to civilian employment.
Read moreThanks to a significant funding award from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, The Veterans Farm-Able Foundation are delighted to be able to announce the launch of Project Artemis, a programme of wellbeing events and experience days specifically for Female Veterans.
Read moreA study of the experiences of former servicewomen in the British military has revealed that those who suffer sexual trauma are twice as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to those who do not experience the trauma.
Read moreAs part of the funding that we received from the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund, we have been able to recruit a number of new female beneficiaries.
Read moreLast week the Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research launched their report “We Also Served: The Health and Well-Being of Female Veterans in the UK”.
Read moreA significant proportion of women in the military still struggle to fit in with the masculine military culture and experience significant negative gender stereotyping and sexism, according to a major new report drawn from contributions from more than 30 organisations including charities, the NHS and the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
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Afghanistan support
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