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Jeanne Shaheen: “As the percentage of women in the military now is close to 15 percent, it has not reached the critical mass where it…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
As the percentage of women in the military now is close to 15 percent, it has not reached the critical mass where it will begin, hopefully, to have more of an impact on how sexual assault is treated.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Shaheen discusses the insufficient representation of women in the military.

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