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"   Women who serve in the military get our utmost respect: They&amp;#039;re clearly very brave\u2014and they have to be totally badass to be willing to put themselves in harm&amp;#039;s way for our safety.  But, according to  a new study put out by the Department of Veterans Affairs, these women aren&amp;#039;t getting the respect they deserve in the workplace. In fact, nearly half of the US women deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan say they&amp;#039;ve suffered sexual harassment\u2014and 23 percent admit that they&amp;#039;ve been sexually assaulted. By whom, you might ask? According to the study, almost all offenders were their fellow servicemembers, and 47 percent of women reported that these offenders held a higher rank then they did.  What&amp;#039;s even more worrisome about this situation is that these attacks are grossly underreported. Even though 20,000 women served in Afghanistan as of February 2012, only 115 assaults were officially reported last year.  We&amp;#039;re pretty disgusted by this report\u2014not to mention the fact that the military hasn&amp;#039;t been able to crack down on what seems to be a growing issue within its ranks. If these women, who are undoubtedly strong and capable, are treated this way at work\u2014and don&amp;#039;t feel that they are able to report these transgressions\u2014we&amp;#039;ve got a serious problem on our hands.  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a11191/sexual-assault-in-military/>