Women Veterans

Painting gave Air Force Veteran and breast cancer survivor Doreen Patrick an outlet to express her fears, feelings and anxiety.

VA is here to support you as you build your family. From infertility and fertility treatment to mental health counseling, we provide resources and support that can address your family planning needs.

Gulf Coast VA’s Women Veterans Program hosted drive-thru baby showers at community-based outpatient clinics for currently pregnant women Veterans or those who have delivered in the past year.

July is Purposeful Parenting Month. As a parent, you're not alone: VA has parenting resources to help you become the best parent you can be.

The Veterans Health Administration’s Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) is the catalyst for enabling the discovery and spread of mission-driven health care innovation to advance care delivery and service that is changing and saving Veteran lives.

Dress For Success Austin (DFSA) provides a network of professional support, business attire and development tools to help all women thrive in work and life.

Why do we need Women Veterans Day? Women Veterans Day, also referred to as Women Veterans Recognition Day and Women Veterans Appreciation Day, is the anniversary of the day the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act (pub.L. 80–625, 62 Stat. 356) was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on June 12, 1948. Prior to then, only women nurses could serve in the regular and reserve forces during peacetime.

VA’s Million Veteran Program is one of the largest genetics research programs in the world. In a new video, Women Veterans invite women to enroll to make the future of medicine better for women.

VA Northern Indiana Health Care System recognized our Women’s Health Clinic and expecting mothers with a baby shower. Local Elk's Post 155 donated $10,500 to the Women's Health Clinic.

The pandemic has changed how we work and has its drawbacks. Women bear primary responsibility for running their household and managing childcare, schooling and household upkeep, along with their jobs.

Women Veterans have access to gender-specific resources from VA, including helping them achieve housing stability and security, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. The Center for Women Veterans and VA’s Homeless Programs Office wrapped up Women’s History Month with a Facebook Live event showcasing VA programs for Veterans facing housing crises, including women Veterans.

VA is rolling out a new campaign at VA health care facilities to remind everyone – patients, providers and staff – that VA has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to harassment.