by Nestor Aliga | Nov 22, 2022
The US Veterans Affairs has 1,255 facilities but only a handful are named in honor of women veterans and only two (as of early November) are named after women veterans of color. To help fix this simple inequity that women veterans face, the veterans service...
by Military Times | Sep 28, 2022
The Veterans Administration is the first and largest federal agency to decide whether and how it will provide abortion access following the end of Roe vs. Wade protection. Officials went to Capitol Hill recently to outline their plan. Video first published on...
by Rep. Julia Brownley and Rep. Mark Takano | Sep 27, 2022
Article first published on Militarytimes.com. The opinions contained within do not necessarily represent the opinions or stance of The American Legion or The American Legion Department of California on any given issue. Women veterans are finally getting access to...
by Jared Morgan | Jul 25, 2022
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) spoke about the work being done on the women veterans task force and thanked the House Committee on Veterans Affairs for its support. “The authorization of the Task Force will further advance our mission to increase the visibility of...
by Military Times | Jun 14, 2022
In his first message to Veterans Affairs staff shortly after confirmation in early 2020, Secretary Denis McDonough promised to make the department more “inclusive” as an institution, and to ensure that “VA welcomes all veterans, including women, veterans of color and...
