Archive · 24 Sep 2025
Pentagon Disbands Military Women's Advisory Committee
The Pentagon is getting rid of a group that gives advice on how to help women in the military.
This group, which started in 1951, has given the Pentagon over a thousand recommendations.
These recommendations helped change laws and policies for women in the military.
But the current Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, decided to end the group, saying it focused too much on a 'feminist agenda.'
He has also stopped other programs related to diversity and identity month celebrations.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disbanded the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
The committee provided advice on women's well-being, recruitment, and treatment in the military.
The committee was established in 1951 and has submitted over 1,100 recommendations.
Hegseth stated the committee advanced a 'divisive feminist agenda.'
This move follows other actions by Hegseth regarding diversity and inclusion efforts.
- Who
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
- What
- Disbanded the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- The Pentagon
- Why
- Alleged the committee pursued a 'divisive feminist agenda'
Supporters of the Committee
Hegseth's Stance
Focus
Supporters of the Committee
Emphasized the committee's role in improving the well-being and treatment of women in the military.
Hegseth's Stance
Criticized the committee's focus as being a 'divisive feminist agenda.'
Diversity Efforts
Supporters of the Committee
Likely view this as a setback for diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Hegseth's Stance
Prioritizes uniform, sex-neutral standards across the Department and ended identity month celebrations.
- Committee Name
- Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
- Established
- 1951
- Recommendations
- Over 1,100 submitted
- Adopted Recommendations
- Approximately 94%
- Action
- Disbanded by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth