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“Women's military experiences and post-service needs often differ from those of men. The current U.S. veteran population includes 2 million women—and that number is growing. However, policies and programs to support veterans' transitions to civilian life often fall short in meeting the needs of veteran women.”
This webpage provides the most recent statistics on women in the labor force, including occupations, earnings, and labor force participation by location or presence of children. It also includes charts showing labor force participation, unemployment rates, and educational attainment of women veterans, as compared to male veterans or women nonveterans.
Video discussing gender and veteran status comparisons in the annual average Current Population Survey data. Annual averages are used due to the limited sample size of smaller populations, like women veterans. Comparisons include demographics and why they are important, labor force participation, unemployment, and more.
Video discussing the demographics of women veterans, as compared to male veterans or nonveterans of either gender, and how veterans comprising only 1.5% of American women (as compared to 14% of American men) can contribute to assumptions about who a veteran is.
This study describes race/sex differences in housing instability among veterans and examines whether there are disparities in their access of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) programs. The sample comprised 5,355,858 veterans who responded to VHA’s universal screen for housing instability (Homelessness Screening Clinical Reminder) between October 2012 and March 2016.
This report analyzes the circumstances of minority veterans through focus groups, site visits to veteran-serving organizations, interviews with key stakeholders, and publicly available data. The needs assessment identified: a) the differences between outcomes for minority versus nonminority veterans, as well as between minority veterans and their minority nonveteran counterparts; b) likely causes for identified variations, and c) recommendations for organizations that serve veterans to enhance equitable outcomes across the population.