Hegseth Scraps Department of War Committee Promoting Radical Feminism in the Military
23rd September 2025
The Department of War is discontinuing a committee criticized for pushing feminism in the military, according to a memo obtained by The Daily Signal.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed the memo saying he has determined that the reinstatement of the Defense Advisory Committee for Women in the Services should not proceed.
The committee cost the department $1,128,000 in fiscal years 2023-2024. This includes $485,000
in expenses and $643,000 in Defense Department labor.The committee was originally created following the passage of the 1948 Women’s Armed Services Integration Act to advise on strategies to improve the recruitment of women into the U.S. military during the Korean War. But critics say DACOWITS today is largely advancing a feminist agenda with a detrimental effect on combat readiness.