This week’s badass woman of history is one of histories most deadliest snipers, Major Lyudmila Pavlichenko, aka Lady Death. After an attack on her beloved university in Kiev, Ukraine, Maj Pavlichenko approached recruiters with her civilian expert shooting certificates and asked to join the infantry. “She looked like a model, with well-manicured nails, fashionable clothes,Continue reading “Lyudmila Pavlichenko: Ukranian Sniper”
Category Archives: Women in the military
Valerie Andre: le General helicopter pilot
A little known piece of history is that one of the earliest proponents of modern day helicopter rescue and medical evacuation is credited to le General Valerie Andre, a French doctor and highly decorated helicopter pilot. le General Valerie Andre began her career in 1948, entering the service as a pilot, parachutist and army surgeon. Continue reading “Valerie Andre: le General helicopter pilot”
Khutulun: It’s normal to be a badass girl
One of the challenges of our modern western milieu is the implicit bias that, despite numerous examples otherwise, steers us into believing women are somehow not athletic or strong, competitive or political. Laypersons make sweeping generalizations about women (uhhhh…. Google guy James Damore), and through confirmation bias, deceive themselves into thinking they are righteous orContinue reading “Khutulun: It’s normal to be a badass girl”
It’s not “too”
Sheryl Sandburg, author of Lean In, has been a great advocate for women’s empowerment and equality but there is just one small thing that is off about her message. It’s not that girls should be taught they can be “great leaders, too” but that that they have amazing talents and they need to take risks.Continue reading “It’s not “too””
Because I’m a girl
Everyday our achievements can be diminished by our peers by the simple phrase “you achieved that because you are a girl/woman” or “management/instructors/the boss goes easy on you because you are a girl/woman” or “that was great for a woman”. Who knows why they say it- but let’s remind ourselves why we keep doing it… Continue reading “Because I’m a girl”
“Up, Down and from all sides”
While the US military is built on a “promote from within” model, some leaders have speculated that bringing in leaders laterally from the civil sector could benefit military operations. This article explores how onboarding civil sector leaders might help identify barriers to increasing the numbers of women who serve.
Leading from the front
Kirstie Ennis is setting the example for not only marines, but for the whole world. Read her story featured in ESPN published 30 June 2017. http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/page/espnwbodyennis/mountaineer-wounded-warrior-kirstie-ennis-long-road-recovery-body-2017 #sheisamazing #woundedwarrior #nevergiveup #free
The majority often misunderstand their biases
Are women treated differently? Do we take things too personally? I would argue yes, we are treated differently and yes, we might benefit from taking things less seriously. A short story: While I was in advanced pilot training for HH-60Gs, I began to notice that my older, retired (circa 1990) academic instructors would refer to pilots as “he”Continue reading “The majority often misunderstand their biases”
The change starts with us
“Someone with authority can demand compliance, but they can’t dictate optimism, trust, conviction, or creativity.” Brian Walker If we want to affect change we have to start with the people. Our leadership might make new rules, push for more change, but it takes us. This is the purpose of The Milieux Project, to change perspectives,Continue reading “The change starts with us”
The spark….
How the Milieux Project started. #bethechange
The Milieux Project, Inc. 