Battling the Storm Within

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Lawsuit Over Women in Combat Roles Advances





SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The United States government can’t escape a lawsuit claiming it applies biased rules based on gender stereotypes to block female soldiers from serving in combat roles, a federal judge ruled from the bench Thursday.


U.S. District Judge Edward Chen refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging lingering barriers to military service for women. Chen said he could not yet determine if Department of Defense policies were enacted for sexist reasons as alleged






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