Women Veterans are one of the fastest growing segments of the Veteran population. Currently, there are approximately 1.8 million women Veterans (7.5 percent of the total Veteran population):  the VA estimates that by 2020, that number will increase to 10 percent of the total Veteran population.   The resources listed below reflect an increased interest in providing tools and information to this vital group.

For example, The Department of Veterans Affairs offers a Center for Women Veterans on its Web site, and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System introduced the Women’s Health Care Center in 2002. Designed to be gender-sensitive to women, it offers individual and group therapy, with psychoeducational classes and seminars tailored to the unique needs of women veterans.

As part of the National Center for PTSD in Menlo Park, CA, the Department of Veterans Affairs also introduced the National Women’s Trauma Recovery Program to treat women veterans with PTSD or Military Sexual Trauma (MST). Research has shown that women run a double risk of developing trauma in the military, from battle stress and sexual harassment and assault.

For women veterans we have included information on gender-specific PTSD treatment, as well as VA services and links to organizations serving women veterans.

The Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009
A bill to assess, expand and improve health care services to women veterans, particularly those brave women who have served our country in Iraq and Afghanistan. This bill aims to equip the VA for the long‐term needs that will be associated with a larger women veteran population.

Women’s Health USA 2009
Women’s Health USA is an easy-to-use collection of current and historical data on some of the most pressing health challenges facing women, their families, and their communities.

Vietnam Veterans of America, Women Veterans Committee
Reports and information on a wide array of issues important to the women who served in Vietnam and other wars.

VA Pledge to Women Veterans on Women's Equality Day
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki pledged that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will work to ensure the nation upholds its obligation to meet the needs of our Veterans—including women Veterans.

WOVEN—Women Veterans Network
A community of women veterans spanning all ages, services, ranks, experiences and geographies woven together by a common desire to: Connect for social support and camaraderie, share information and resources, and serve our fellow veterans and local communities.

Women Veterans of America
Women Veterans of America is an advocacy organization for women veterans, founded and run by women veterans.

Department of Veterans' Affairs Center for Women Veterans
The Department of Veterans' Affairs Center for Women Veterans provides information on health care, benefits, sexual trauma, and readjustment counseling.

MilitaryWoman.org
MilitaryWoman.org is a meeting place on the Web for military women to exchange information and provide information to women contemplating military service.

Newsweek Article from 10/28/2008
Newsweek Article: "15 Percent of Veterans Report Sexual Trauma to the VA"