MWS25 will be on March 6-7, 2025 at the US Navy Memorial in Washington DC. Registration is now open! In the meantime, watch all our past symposium recordings for free here: The Valkyrie Project - YouTube
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Hosted by The Valkyrie Project, the Military Women’s Symposium aims to illuminate the untapped potential of the American female service member and identify ways to maximize it. This event coalesces cutting-edge advancements in research and technology, empowering women to answer the nation’s call across the full spectrum of conflict in 2025 and beyond.
WHY HAVE A MILITARY WOMEN'S SYMPOSIUM?
Women are under-researched in the scientific community, and this has direct and significant implications for the Department of Defense. This issue is highly topical thanks to recent Biden/Harris Administration policies such as the “The White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research,” which acknowledges significant gaps and sets in motion a plan to address them.
The DoD is taking note as well. Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the Department of Defense have been reinvigorated as more women seek combat arms and special operations assignments. Several service branches have recently established women’s initiatives to address persistent, gendered issues in their formations.
For The Valkyrie Project, Inc. (VP), the annual Military Women’s Symposium (MWS) is a commitment to advancing the dialogue around empowering female service members (FSMs) to meet their full potential, in turn maximizing the U.S. military’s competence in competition and combat.
Full FSM potential is met when research, resources, and innovation converge into action on the part of both individual service members and DoD leadership. MWS is our commitment to the idea that military service is not a battle of the sexes, but rather a meritocracy wherein every able-bodied American with the desire to serve is given the maximum resources and support to meet the highest call.