Until the mid 1990s, female sailors couldn’t serve upon U.S. Navy ships that would see combat. Despite this and other challenges in the armed forces, women make up a valuable population of America’s veteran population, with 1.9 million in the in the U.S. and more than 47,000 in Arizona.
While veterans sometimes face hardship finding employment after leaving the service or may struggle transitioning back to civilian life, data shows women veterans face tougher struggles.
However, women veterans make up a small percent of all women in America. Only 1.5% — or 1 in 68 women — compared with about 14% of all men.
