Military Women Who Speak out About Sexual Assault Are Being Branded With 'Personality Disorder' and Pushed Out

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<p>I a report release o Th rs ay, H ma Rights Watch t r e p alarmi g evi e cethat, i the military, forces that wa t to sh t acc sers p a make them go away have fo a ist rbi gly pote t weapo : Misogy ist stereotypes. By lea i g o prej ice beliefs that wome , especially o tspoke wome , are either isho est or crazy, the military was able to get ri of wome who came forwar with rape acc satio s.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alter et.org/perso al-health/military-wome -who-report-rape-are-bei g-sile ce " target="_bla k">Rea more: Military Wome Who Speak o t Abo t Sex al Assa lt Are Bei g Bra e With ‘Perso ality Disor er’ a P she O t</a></p>