Military women are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq.
congresswoman jane harman, a congressional critic of the military’s handling of sexual violence, on a new report that the pentagon received 2,923 reports of sexual assault across the military in the 12 months ending Sept. 30 2008. “The Pentagon office that collects the data estimates that only 10 percent to 20 percent of sexual assaults among members of the active duty military are reported.” (huffpo, via bossip of all places) (via abbyjean) (via ayse)
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