{"id":66747,"date":"2019-07-18T20:12:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T20:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/18\/why-leaving-the-military-is-harder-for-female-vets\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:00:00","slug":"why-leaving-the-military-is-harder-for-female-vets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2019\/07\/18\/why-leaving-the-military-is-harder-for-female-vets\/","title":{"rendered":"Why leaving the military is harder for female vets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When she left the military in 2005, Jodie M. Grenier went from being on a team of intelligence analysts reporting to then-Marine Corps Gen. Jim Mattis, with a top security clearance, to waiting tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was frustrating. I had a very purpose-driven job, and when I got out, I went to a community college and waited tables,\u201d Grenier said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grenier participated in the transition classes offered by the military, but to her, they were ineffective and unhelpful. She searched job portals and worked as a bartender to support her education. Not having children afforded her flexibility that other women veterans might not have, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grenier is not alone. More than 30,000 women leave the military every year. There are 2 million women veterans in the U.S. and Puerto Rico,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/vetdata\/docs\/SpecialReports\/Women_Veterans_2015_Final.pdf\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/vetdata\/docs\/SpecialReports\/Women_Veterans_2015_Final.pdf\">according<\/a> to data from the Department of Veterans Affairs. By 2040, the VA expects women to make up 18 percent of the veteran population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As more female troops transition from active duty to civilian life, they face unique challenges. Lack of a community of fellow female vets, lack of child care assistance for single mothers and financial instability due to lack of financial literacy are all issues women veterans face, experts say. While some of these challenges affect all veterans, the issues are compounded for women because of cultural stereotypes and the gender pay gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCivilians often fail to recognize women as veterans, leading to mistrust between women veterans and their counterparts,\u201d said Grenier, CEO of Foundation for Women Warriors, an organization that assists women veterans and their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 67 percent of women veterans find their financial transition from the military difficult, compared to 47 percent of men; and more women vets experience \u201closs of income\u201d as a key transition challenge compared to male vets, according to Maureen Casey, CEO of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women veterans also have different social and psychological experiences than women who are private citizens. When transitioning into society, these differences can upend the expectations people normally have about women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dawn Fitzgerald started serving in the Navy right after high school. She transitioned out of active duty in 1998, and worked her way up from a janitor at Merck to a senior specialist in that company\u2019s supply chain division in West Point, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you have strong leadership skills, sometimes, people don\u2019t like that,\u201d Fitzgerald, 44, said. \u201cI have been told many times that I am intimidating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military encourages a direct communication style that many civilian workplaces might not understand, according to Kayla Williams, senior director at the Center for a New American Security. Many veterans talk about the need to change their communication style when they become civilians; the societal penalty for directness is higher for women than men, experts say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWomen can pay a higher penalty for not conforming to some of those expectations,\u201d Williams said. \u201cIt is a jarring transition and can take some real recalibration of your presentation style if you are coming into a significantly different work environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fitzgerald, on the other hand, uses her \u201cstrong leadership\u201d style to mentor younger women starting out by telling them it\u2019s okay to be called \u201cstrong\u201d and \u201cassertive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Women get called bitches when they are assertive and strong, but men are called leaders,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s hard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Less transition support <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Center for Women Veterans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4337746\/\">started<\/a> offering exit seminars for women, but its main focus was making women veterans aware of health care resources. However, experts say that women veterans also need training on social and psychological skills to cope with the transitions. \u201cIt took the Army 17 years to get me to the rank of major, so there is no program that is going to be three to six months that is going to prepare me for civilian life,\u201d Jas Boothe, who founded Final Salute Inc, said. \u201cAmerica needs to carry the torch, and go beyond the handshake and \u2018thank you for your service.&#8217; We need a boot camp that is longer and effective.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Child assistance <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More women vets are likely to be single parents than male veterans, experts say. In such a situation, planning for financial stability and housing becomes imperative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further, finding affordable child care while pursuing education becomes a major obstacle. \u201cThere are subsidized programs, but when you are working and in school, your income is just over the threshold, and it becomes an issue to get subsidized child care,\u201d Grenier said. In California, the average weekly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.care.com\/\">cost<\/a> of care for an infant child is $211, compared to the subsidized rate of $60 a week for a single active duty E-4 at a Child Development Center on a base, according to Grenier .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Financial instability<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Financial instability can be a major challenge post-service, Casey said. There is a lack of awareness in the women veteran community, and making them informed is also a challenge, she said. \u201cThe instructors in transition assistance don\u2019t necessarily know all the services themselves,\u201d Casey said. \u201cThe real opportunity is how do we create public-private partnerships, where agencies can come together to provide a complete picture of the opportunities available.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Lack of peer networks<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lack of a natural peer network where women can freely share their experiences leads to isolation during the transition. \u201cThough the number of women veterans is increasing, there are still so few that they lack a natural peer support network, which can be an emotional challenge,\u201d Grenier said. Grenier\u2019s organization holds workshops to connect veterans with the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a few of the organizations that help with the challenges mentioned above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Foundation for Women Warriors <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with the community: The <a href=\"https:\/\/foundationforwomenwarriors.org\/programs\/\" target=_blank>foundation<\/a> provides one-day, professional development workshops that bring women veterans together with leaders in business and academia to teach about negotiating salary, self-branding, and creating a sense of community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Child care assistance: They provide childcare stipends for daycare (children ages 0-5) and spring, summer and winter camp assistance for working or student veteran mothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Final Salute Inc. <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programs have assisted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finalsaluteinc.org\/11.html\" target=_blank>women veterans<\/a> and children in over 30 states and territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One program, called H.O.M.E., provides a full range of transition services like housing, food, clothing, child care assistance. Their other program, S.A.F.E., offers financial education to help with financial planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Institute for Veterans and Military Families <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Syracuse University, <a href=\"https:\/\/ivmf.syracuse.edu\/our-programs\/\" target=_blank>the IVMF<\/a> works with communities and non-profits across the nation and has a variety of veteran programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Onward to Opportunity<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/ivmf.syracuse.edu\/onward-to-opportunity\/\" target=_blank>program run by Syracuse\u2019s<\/a> Institute for Veterans and Military Families that provides certification, professional mentorship and connection to a vast network of over employers for placement service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>America Serves<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A coordinated <a 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