A record 11 women veterans are headed to the next Congress
At least 10 women veterans won House or Senate races Tuesday, and with one senator not on the ballot, the 120th Congress will seat the most women who served in uniform ever.
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Life After Service
The transition, identity and second acts, from the women who made the leap.
A record number of women veterans served in this Congress. Tuesday decides what’s next
Veterans are leaving Capitol Hill as Election Day arrives, including the Senate’s first female combat veteran.
PTSD linked to higher heart disease risk in women veterans
A study of nearly 203,000 women who served finds the toll of trauma may show up in the heart, and earlier than expected.
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- Senior leader sought my expertise. Now My Teenager Leaves Me on Read.The leadership skills that transfer to civilian life, and the ones that absolutely do not.
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