Sen. Martha McSally, pioneering Air Force pilot, shows how stereotypes victimize sexual assault survivors again
- Written by Leigh Goodmark, Professor of Law, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Martha McSally was the first woman to fly combat missions for the United States Air Force after the prohibition on female combat pilots was lifted in 1991. She later sued the United States Department of Defense, challenging a policy that required servicewomen in Saudi Arabia to wear abaya (full-body coverings) when traveling off-base. In 2014,...