Global Issues Simulcast Series: “Women in Combat”

Friday, February 10, 2017 | 11am | Auditorium | No Charge

Jessica Lewis-McFate: Women in Combat

In December 2015 Defense Secretary Ash Carter stated that all combat jobs would be open to women. This decision was not supported by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who wanted to keep certain positions closed to women. With the rise of ISIS, women have obtained more critical roles in obtaining wartime information. Jessica Lewis McFate will discuss the positives and negatives of women in combat.