United States Military Women - May 2013: Newsmakers: GQ: Keep Your Mouth Shut
Between October 1, 2010, and September 30, 2011, a total of 2,723 service members reported having been victims of sexual assault. It's estimated—according to the Pentagon itself—that more than 16,000 others were also assaulted during this time and did not report it.
Kayla Williams
Every time I'd ever experienced any type of sexual harassment, the response from guys was always "How you going to ruin some man's career just because you can't take it?" Like, that literal phrase. They would say, "This is a man's army; how did you expect to be treated?" The subtle implication was that a man's career was always more important than a woman's—and that since I couldn't be a combat-arms soldier, I wasn't a "real" soldier. I think that plays into creating the climate that tolerated treating women worse.