Under Hegseth, Women's Share of Top Military Promotions Plunged This Year

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's blocking of promotions for high-ranking women in the military has contributed to the lowest percentage of such nominations for women in at least 25 years, according to a New York Times analysis.

Eight of 201 candidates for high-ranking posts this year have been women, or 4 percent — less than half the average percentage of the past 10 years.