New Website Devoted to Women Veterans' Issues

New Website Devoted to Women Veterans' Issues

The department has launched a new website devoted to issues and challenges affecting women veterans. The site is a collaborative effort between the Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Women's Bureau and Office of the Secretary and was created as part of the department's initiative to tackle women veteran employment issues. It highlights potential challenges that may affect the economic security of women veterans, including disabilities (women veterans are more likely than their male peers to have a significant service-related disability); marital status (women veterans are nearly twice as likely to be divorced as male veterans); and parenting (11 percent of women veterans are raising children alone, as compared to 4 percent of male veterans). While veterans overall have a higher median earning rate than non-veterans, women veterans tend to earn nearly $6,000 less annually than their male veteran counterparts. The website also contains links with information on employment opportunities, education and health care options, and data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other government agencies.

The website is: http://www.dol.gov/vets/womenveterans/ 

Source: DOL newsletter