Female Specific Personal Protective Equipment in the Armed Services
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By Fred Bouman The U.S. government has recognized the need for gender-specific personal protective equipment (PPE) since at least 1978 when the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) first addressed this issue. …
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