{"id":78702,"date":"2025-04-29T15:37:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/04\/29\/hegseth-cancels-womens-leadership-program-despite-past-trump-support\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:31:53","slug":"hegseth-cancels-womens-leadership-program-despite-past-trump-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/04\/29\/hegseth-cancels-womens-leadership-program-despite-past-trump-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth cancels women\u2019s leadership program despite past Trump support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/04\/25\/hegseth-reportedly-had-unsecured-internet-line-in-office-for-signal\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/04\/25\/hegseth-reportedly-had-unsecured-internet-line-in-office-for-signal\/\">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth<\/a> on Tuesday ended a seven-year-old program to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/10\/20\/us-military-has-more-work-to-do-integrating-women-report-finds\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/10\/20\/us-military-has-more-work-to-do-integrating-women-report-finds\/\">boost leadership roles for women within the military<\/a>, blasting the initiative as a divisive, liberal focus that does not add to service members\u2019 readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2024\/Dec\/31\/2003619968\/-1\/-1\/1\/2024-DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE-WOMEN-PEACE-AND-SECURITY-IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN.PDF\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2024\/Dec\/31\/2003619968\/-1\/-1\/1\/2024-DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE-WOMEN-PEACE-AND-SECURITY-IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN.PDF\">Women, Peace &amp; Security program<\/a> was signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2017. But Hegseth criticized the effort as a priority for President Joe Biden and United Nations officials, despite numerous conservative supporters of the program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWPS is yet another woke divisive\/social justice\/Biden initiative that overburdens our commanders and troops \u2014 distracting from our core task: war fighting,\u201d Hegseth wrote in a social media post. \u201cWPS is a United Nations program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops hate it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He later added to his message, claiming the Biden administration \u201cdistorted and weaponized\u201d the Trump-approved program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This morning, I proudly ENDED the \u201cWomen, Peace &amp; Security\u201d (WPS) program inside the @DeptofDefense.<br><br>WPS is yet another woke divisive\/social justice\/Biden initiative that overburdens our commanders and troops \u2014 distracting from our core task: WAR-FIGHTING.<br><br>WPS is a UNITED\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/1917203362396639518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, U.S. military officials met in Japan with defense leaders from six Pacific countries for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/496168\/us-japan-host-women-peace-and-security-workshop\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/496168\/us-japan-host-women-peace-and-security-workshop\">third annual Women, Peace and Security workshop<\/a>, designed to discuss ways to promote peace and security as well as women\u2019s issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an official release, Defense Department representatives said the coordination helped emphasize the message that \u201cwhen women are included in peace processes, the peace is longer lasting and it has a better chance of success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During Trump\u2019s previous term in office, his administration touted the program as \u201ckey to upholding international human rights\u201d and said the program helps America be \u201cbetter equipped to promote our security, confront our near peer competitors, and defeat our adversaries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislation for the program was drafted and supported by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, previously the congresswoman from South Dakota. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has also been a strong supporter, including recently complimenting the program\u2019s impact within his department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Hegseth said he will \u201cfight to end the program for our next budget.\u201d Defense officials did not provide specifics on how much the initiative costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move drew immediate condemnation from Democrats in Congress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis shortsighted, unlawful move to end the bipartisan Women, Peace and Security law \u2014 which President Trump signed into law during his first term \u2014 weakens America\u2019s global standing,\u201d said Sen. 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