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