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‘I Was Raped,’ Military Women Tell Senate

‘I Was Raped,’ Military Women Tell Senate

The U.S. Senate is finally listening to the Service Women’s Action Network’s outcry. But will there ever be change?

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Pentagon to Issue Same-Gender Couple Benefits

Pentagon to Issue Same-Gender Couple Benefits

Is this new policy indicative of how the Supreme Court will rule on DOMA this summer?

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Finally! Ban on Women in Combat Lifted

Finally! Ban on Women in Combat Lifted

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is overturning the policy that kept women from prominent combat roles.

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Who Was Most Hurt By ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’? Black Women

Who Was Most Hurt By ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’? Black Women

Less than 1 percent of service women are Black, but 9 percent of all female Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell discharges were Black women.

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Obama Signs New Military Sexual Violence Provisions Into Law

Obama Signs New Military Sexual Violence Provisions Into Law

This landmark bill marks the largest number of sexual violence provisions ever signed into law.

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Ask the White Guy: What Is Wrong With the Federal Government?

Ask the White Guy: What Is Wrong With the Federal Government?

A reader observes that her federal agency is out of touch and wonders if DiversityInc can help.

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The U.S. Navy Must Diversify Its Ranks to Stay Relevant

Diversity of people and ideas is critical to mission
accomplishment for the U.S. Navy, Vice Admiral Anthony L. Winns, Naval Inspector General, told DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti in an interview.

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‘Believing In People’ Is Key to Managing Talent

Vice Admiral Anthony L. Winns, Naval Inspector General, explains how “believing in people” is key to talent and diversity management in this video interview.

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Empty Promises Put Service People in Jeopardy

Empty Promises Put Service People in Jeopardy

Once again, President Barack Obama has promised to end “don’t ask, don’t tell” and once again, there’s no course of action and no deadline.

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Should Gays Be Allowed to Serve in the Military?

Should Gays Be Allowed to Serve in the Military?

President Barack Obama is on the verge of repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. What will that mean for straight servicemen and women? The White Guy addresses one reader’s concern over sleeping and showering with LGBT soldiers.

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A Right to His Own Opinion

A Right to His Own Opinion

A former Navy helicopter pilot and DiversityInc CEO, Luke Visconti offers his view on Gen. Pace … and it’s one you might not expect.

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