Women's equality in the U.S. Army, by the numbers

Photo By Crista Mary Mack | FORT BELVOIR, Virginia- U.S. Army Historian Maj. Sandy Knoll gazes up at a statistical display at the National Museum of the U.S. Army, a U.S. flag of toy Soldiers representing the over 11 million U.S. Soldiers who served during World War II. Today, many years ahead of the Women's Services Integration Act of 1948 and even five years past the full integration of women into all military occupations since Dec. 4, 2015, women comprise 18 percent (about 200,000) of the total strength of the Army, according to the 2020 Office of Army Demographics. (Photo by Master Sgt. Crista Mary Mack, U.S. Army Center of Military History)  

FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

08.23.2021

Story by Crista Mary Mack 

United States Army Center of Military History

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia- U.S. Army Historian Maj. Sandy Knoll gazes up at a statistical display at the National Museum of the U.S. Army, a U.S. flag built out of toy Soldiers, representing the over 11 million U.S. Soldiers who served during World War II. Today, many years ahead of the Women's Services Integration Act of 1948 and even five years past the full integration of women into all military occupations Dec. 4, 2015, women comprise 18 percent (about 200,000) of the total strength of the Army, according to the 2020 Office of Army Demographics. (Photo by Master Sgt. Crista Mary Mack, U.S. Army Center of Military History) Women's Equality, National Museum, women, flag, world war II, History

• Date Taken: 08.23.2021
• Date Posted: 08.23.2021 15:35
• Story ID: 403745
• Location: FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, US
• Hometown: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, US