One of a Kind Research on Women Veterans in Transition
In recognition of Veterans' Day, Business and Professional Women's Foundation releases Top Ten Recommendations to Support Women Veterans. This listing resulted from a ground-breaking research report on the challenges and experiences of women veterans as they transition from the military into the civilian workplace.
"This Top Ten provides critical insight into a growing pool of workingwomen: their needs and barriers," said Roslyn Ridgeway, chair of BPW Foundation's board of trustees. "Employers can have a better understanding of their unique leadership qualities and how to best recruit them."
Top five recommendations to support women veterans:
Proactively work with employers to increase understanding and appreciation for what women veterans have to offer.
Create and promote women- and veteran-friendly workplaces and programs.
Integrate women veterans into existing leadership training within workplaces and through organizations.
Understand that many workplace challenges experienced by women veterans are shared by all workingwomen.
Collect and share success stories on how to successfully support transitioning veterans.
For a full listing of the Top Ten Recommendations, go to www.bpwfoundation.org
The launch report, Women Veterans in Transition, offers insight into this under-represented group of working women as well as provides practical and policy implications. The research can also be applied to male veterans and other groups of working women to improve retention and recruitment of highly-skilled workers.
In the absence of publicly-available information that was also gender specific, BPW Foundation created a database of women veterans, with the help of partnering groups. This report is the first snap shot of a woman veteran's experience transitioning into the civilian workplace.
"The demographics of this sample closely mirror that of the military," remarks Deborah Frett, CEO of BPW Foundation. "The majority of respondents were Caucasian between the ages of 30-40, although a full 40 percent were African American or Latina; 86 percent were enlisted and almost half cited a disability."
The Women Veterans in Transition survey is co-sponsored by the Harley Davidson Foundation, Inc. and Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust.
For more information on the research project, email to foundation@bpwfoundation.org. The full research report can be downloaded at www.bpwfoundation.org.
Established in 1956, Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Foundation became the first foundation dedicated to conducting research and providing information solely about workingwomen. In the 21st Century, BPW Foundation is striving to transform workplaces by focusing on issues that impact workingwomen, their families and their employers. Everyday, BPW Foundation aims to fulfill its mission to empower workingwomen to achieve their full potential and to partner with employers to build successful workplaces.
For more information, visit www.bpwfoundation.org
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