Discrimination, harassment and assaults against servicewomen must be acknowledged and the government must provide a safe and effective system to protect victims.
Change is needed, both systematically and culturally, and this has recently been felt in the US.
Many have followed the gruesome story of Vanessa Guillén, 20, a soldier who, after sharing accounts of harassment with her family, disappeared. It transpired that she had been murdered by another soldier, who took his own life.
In the wake of Ms Guillén’s death, thousands of American servicewomen and veterans took to social media with the hashtag #IamVanessaGuillen to share their own experiences of harassment and assault.
That sentiment is finding its way across the Atlantic and servicewomen here are stepping forward.
Many have complained about
