Smart Works is a UK charity that helps women get back into the workplace.

At the heart of Smart Works sits coaching, confidence and clothes which helps you be the best version of yourself at a crucial moment in life. We are a referral organisation, for women over 16 who are unemployed.

• Are you a female veteran? If you have ever served, whether for one day or 22+ years, we would love to hear from you, even if you have never accessed support services

• Are you a service provider, employer or charity that work with female veterans?

Please head over to our website (fvtp.org.uk/get-involved) and complete the relevant questionnaire to help us find out: 'What does 'good' look like for female veterans services?'.

Did you know there are 15,970 female veterans registered as living in Wales and 251,400 female veterans in the UK?

Welcome to The V Word, the vibrant and empowering online haven built by women veterans, for women veterans. We’re all about coming together, and changing the narrative in ways that create lasting, positive impacts for generations.

Salute Her UK is a strong voice advocating for a holistic, compassionate continuum of services, treatment and care for our women veterans, families, care givers and care providers.

Liza Jarvis is Project Lead for the Female Veterans’ Transformation Programme and she shared her thoughts on working with the Armed Forces Community with us.

Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Johnny Mercer said:

"I am thrilled to support the Female Veterans Transformation Programme (FTVP), who are playing a crucial role in ensuring the particular needs of female veterans are considered in the design and delivery of support services.

Heads up! We have launched our consultation & co-production phase and want to tell you what it is all about. 

The Centre for Military Women’s Research (CMWR)’s was launched with a core mission to inform and improve the wellbeing of women in the military and veteran community through world-leading collaborative research and evaluation.

The Cobseo Female Veterans Cluster was formed in late 2018 in response to an individual question from a female veteran at the Cobseo AGM, which highlighted the many barriers experienced by female veterans when trying to access support services. 

The first thematic report of the Scottish Veterans Commissioner (SVC), Susie Hamilton, was published in January 2024. Community and Relationships – Anything But Uniform puts the spotlight on those whose voices are less often heard in the military community including women veterans, the LGBT+ community, families, the bereaved, and non-UK veterans.

I run my military art business from the rather delightful surroundings of Stansted Park in West Sussex. We took the plunge to get our own premises after many years of working out of spare rooms and garages, and now offer bespoke framing as well as military themed artwork. 

Checking in to a mental health hospital wasn’t part of the plan. This book wasn’t either. I spent years in hiding trying to maintain the facade, after all I believed it was my fault; I accepted that something was fundamentally wrong with me.

The women of today’s Royal Navy stand on the shoulders of women like Jean and it is a shame that their story is not more widely known.