Ensuring equity: veterans who are women deserve more than to be ‘no longer invisible’

Women are veterans with their own unique experiences, needs, and voices. Instead of gender-blindness, we need to update military/RCMP and veteran policies to remove existing legacy biases.

Amy Meunier, assistant deputy minister of the commemoration and public affairs branch of the Department of Veterans Affairs, spoke to the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Dec. 7, 2023, during a meeting to discuss the experiences of women veterans.ParlVu screencapture

Opinion

BY MAYA EICHLER, KAREN BREECK, AND SAYWARD MONTAGUE

November 11, 2024

This week marks the first Remembrance Day since the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs published its report Invisible No More. The Experiences of Canadian Women Veterans. Released on June 12, 2024, this report is the result of both the longest and only study ded...

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