Call to address gender inequity facing Australia's female veterans
Women who serve in the Australian Defense Force face disadvantages both in military service and afterwards, a new Flinders University study finds.
Women who serve in the Australian Defense Force face disadvantages both in military service and afterwards, a new Flinders University study finds.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2024
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Interviews with military veterans who expressed support for extremist groups or related beliefs on a prior survey show that many experienced a significant negative event during their military service, according to a new RAND ...
Social Sciences
Apr 9, 2024
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After the mountainside collapsed, obliterating a neighborhood and 43 lives in the worst landslide disaster in U.S. history, Jessica Pzsonka made a promise -– to herself, to her bereft parents and to her late sister, who ...
Environment
Mar 20, 2024
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Corporate initiatives focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) for vulnerable social groups can change a company in many ways. According to researchers at the University of New Hampshire, how DEI affects a business' ...
Economics & Business
Sep 29, 2023
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Support among military veterans for extremist groups and extremist ideals appears similar to or less than levels seen among the U.S. public in general, despite fears that it could be higher, according to a new RAND Corporation ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 23, 2023
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Some military veterans returning to the workforce face the stigma of negative stereotypes even as their service is aggrandized, according to a new study by the University of Cincinnati.
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2022
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Veterans experience social stereotyping and disinterest, concludes anthropologist Yvon de Reuver, who will receive a Ph.D. for her research from Radboud University on 23 May. Veterans are known to suffer from psychological ...
Social Sciences
May 18, 2022
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When veterans leave the military, they not only have the possibility of significant challenges like lasting physical injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health concerns, they also face the reality of transitioning ...
Social Sciences
May 12, 2022
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It should be no surprise that many military veterans—trained to be highly disciplined, organized, team-oriented, strategy-minded, and goal oriented—aim for entrepreneurship after having served. But a new study, commissioned ...
Economics & Business
Dec 9, 2021
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Since 9/11, the United States has deployed about 3 million troops around the globe. The time these troops spend in the military can profoundly shape how they participate in future social groups, and many social scientists ...
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2020
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