Summary: <p>The Veterans Affairs department's motto is this: To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.</p> <p><a class="guestlink" href="/people/allison-jaslow/">Allison Jaslow</a>, executive director of <a href="https://iava.org/">IAVA,</a> says that the VA's motto reflects a major problem within the organization: it does not take seriously the rights and needs of women veterans. </p> <p>Women are the fastest-growing segment of the veteran population, a trend that will continue as the number of male veterans simultaneously declines over the next decades. However, many female veterans are left without the proper care to support their needs when they return from service. </p> <p>Alison talks about IAVA's new campaign called <a href="https://iava.org/she-who-borne-the-battle/" target="_blank">“SHE who borne the battle,”</a> aimed at promoting policy which would support female veterans. </p> <p></p>
