{"id":682,"date":"2025-11-14T17:29:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/?p=682"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:31:49","slug":"defense-advisory-committee-dacowits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/defense-advisory-committee-dacowits\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b30f5e78-42a4-4097-8a6e-ab12f0611724\" href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1951Defense-Advisory-Committee-on-Women-in-the-Services.docx.pdf\">(1951)Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.docx<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1951Defense-Advisory-Committee-on-Women-in-the-Services.docx.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b30f5e78-42a4-4097-8a6e-ab12f0611724\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date Signed<\/strong>: 1951\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Signed by<\/strong>: Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Purpose<\/strong>: Provide independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to recruitment, retention, employment, integration, well-being, and treatment of women in the Armed Forces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Membership<\/strong>: Civilian men and women appointed by the Secretary of Defense for 4-year terms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Track Record<\/strong>: Submitted over 1,100 recommendations since 1951; approximately 94-98% adoption rate (full or partial)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Status<\/strong>: Terminated September 2025 by Secretary Pete Hegseth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notable Original Members<\/strong>: Oveta Culp Hobby, Mildred McAfee Horton, Ruth Streeter, Helen Hayes, Sarah G. Blanding, Lillian Gilbreth, Beatrice Gould<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official Government Sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. (n.d.). <em>Reports<\/em>. U.S. Department of Defense. <a href=\"https:\/\/dacowits.defense.gov\/Reports\/\">https:\/\/dacowits.defense.gov\/Reports\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. (2014). <em>Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) 1951-2014: 63 years of DACOWITS<\/em>. Defense Technical Information Center. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/DTIC_ADA618110\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/DTIC_ADA618110<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal Register. (2024, August 5). <em>Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services; notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2024\/08\/05\/2024-17247\/defense-advisory-committee-on-women-in-the-services-notice-of-federal-advisory-committee-meeting\">https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2024\/08\/05\/2024-17247\/defense-advisory-committee-on-women-in-the-services-notice-of-federal-advisory-committee-meeting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Library Archives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Library of Congress. (2010). <em>Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS)<\/em> [Web archive]. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/lcwaN0026578\/\">https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/lcwaN0026578\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congressional and Legislative Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Houlahan, C. (2025, May 30). <em>Pentagon aims to cut 14 defense advisory boards, including DACOWITS<\/em>. U.S. House of Representatives. <a href=\"https:\/\/houlahan.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4559\">https:\/\/houlahan.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4559<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Articles and Analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kamarck, K. (2025, May 30). Pentagon aims to cut 14 defense advisory boards, including DACOWITS. <em>Military Times<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/05\/30\/defense-advisory-boards-including-dacowits-to-shutter-in-dod-purge\/\">https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/05\/30\/defense-advisory-boards-including-dacowits-to-shutter-in-dod-purge\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kamarck, K., &amp; Weed, M. (2025, September 23). Hegseth terminates women&#8217;s advisory group, slams &#8216;divisive agenda&#8217;. <em>Military Times<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/09\/23\/hegseth-terminates-womens-advisory-group-slams-divisive-agenda\/\">https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/09\/23\/hegseth-terminates-womens-advisory-group-slams-divisive-agenda\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russell, M. (2025, September). Pentagon silences DACOWITS and risks the force women built. <em>GreaterGood<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/greatergood.com\/blogs\/news\/women-military-dacowits\">https:\/\/greatergood.com\/blogs\/news\/women-military-dacowits<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilson, M. (2025, September 23). Hegseth axes decades-old advisory committee on women in the military. <em>The Hill<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/5518114-pete-hegseth-advisory-committee-women-military\/\">https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/5518114-pete-hegseth-advisory-committee-women-military\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services<\/em>. (2025). In <em>Wikipedia<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Defense_Department_Advisory_Committee_on_Women_in_the_Services\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Defense_Department_Advisory_Committee_on_Women_in_the_Services<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Think Tank Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spencer, J. (2001). <em>Time to review the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services<\/em>. The Heritage Foundation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/defense\/report\/time-review-the-defense-advisory-committee-women-theservices\">https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/defense\/report\/time-review-the-defense-advisory-committee-women-theservices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Facts References Official Government Sources Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. (n.d.). Reports. U.S. Department of Defense. https:\/\/dacowits.defense.gov\/Reports\/ Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. (2014). Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) 1951-2014: 63 years of DACOWITS. Defense Technical Information Center. https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/DTIC_ADA618110 Federal Register. (2024, August 5). 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