The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmation hearing in mid-January 2025 ...

The debate over women in combat roles, resolved nearly a decade ago through real-world success, has resurfaced. Revisiting it ...

DW spoke with current and former female service members in India's military about the challenges they face rising through the ranks, and about the role women can play in the armed forces.

President Trump made transgender issues a centerpiece of his campaign, promising to “stop the transgender lunacy” and “get ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

Over 265,000 American women served in the military during the Vietnam War, including 11,000 in Vietnam. Women’s History Month ...

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order effectively barring transgender people from serving openly in the ...

From late 2024 onward, a claim circulated online that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said women should not serve in military combat roles. Shortly after President Donald Trump nominated him ...

The rhetoric in the president’s executive order claims that trans identity is a form of dishonesty and moral weakness. It’s ...

The memo signed by new Secretary of State Marco Rubio “shall ensure that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, no new ...

Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon, and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French-Indochina war ...