Task Forces

Wisconsin Women’s Network Task Forces foster cooperation and coordinate information on important issues in public policy. Current active task forces:

• Reproductive Rights Task Force
• Women Veterans Task Force
• Women and Criminal Justice Task Force

Women Veterans Task Force

Task Force Co-Chairs: Carolyn Morgan and Marsann McCants

Women currently make up from between 15% to 20% of Wisconsin’s active military forces. The personal stories of Wisconsin women returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan are compelling - these women veterans are experiencing difficulties from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to unemployment.

Because of this, Wisconsin Women’s Network formed the only Women Veterans Task Force in Wisconsin to investigate the difficulties our women veterans face when they return home to restart their lives. The volunteer Task Force tapped the experience of women veterans themselves, from Vietnam to Desert Storm/Shield to Afghanistan and Iraq.

A Resource is Born. The Task Force compiled a first-ever list of Wisconsin resources for benefits, health care, employment, and connecting with other women vets. The newly updated information is electronic with live links (above) and included in the Task Force’s brochure entitled “Women in Boots: Marching Home.” The brochure is being distributed statewide to women veterans and their families, and is available as a free download for personal use or distribution. Download a newly updated copy of Women in Boots: Marching Home.