When Ms Close joined the Australian Federal Police as a 19-year-old in 1986, handbags were issued to the few female agents. The men got a gun belt to hold their equipment — but AFP decision-makers thought they would be too heavy for women to handle. “We […]
Ireland’s First Female Police Commissioner Says She Experiences Workplace Sexism
Ireland’s first woman police chief has told of her fears that she would be sacked when she refused as a recruit to make ham sandwiches for work colleagues. Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan opened up about her experience of sexism in the early years of her career […]
Carla Redd To Become Rockford’s First Black, Female Police Lieutenant
ROCKFORD — A cop with 17 years on the force has worked her way through the ranks to become the Rockford Police Department’s first black female commander. Carla Redd, known as a straight-talker with a big smile and commitment to the tenets of community-oriented policing, will […]
Brave Female Cop Hailed After Disarming 2 Robbers In Lagos
The officer attached to Provost Office State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos, , was accosted by the robbers at about 6p.m. on Tuesday, 10, February around Egbeda Shasha area of Lagos State, and ordered to lie down. According to a statement by DSP Ken Nwosu, […]
Zionist Camp Urges Appointment Of Female Police Commissioner
Hours after a seventh top police officer was investigated for sexual harassment or corruption in 18 months, Zionist Camp representatives vowed on Thursday to work toward appointing a woman as police commissioner and ensuring that the Israel Police’s top brass become 50% women. In a protest […]
Alice Fox, RCMP Officer In ‘It Gets Better’ Video, Sues Force For Harassment
One of 20 Mounties who told their stories in a video for the “It Gets Better” campaign, is suing a superior officer for alleged harassment and bullying. In a B.C. Supreme Court notice of civil claim, Fox alleges Staff Sgt. Marc Alexander subjected her to years of humiliating […]
Valarie Dalton Sworn In As 1st Female Police Chief Of Morehouse College
Valarie Dalton was sworn in as the first black female police chief and associate vice president for Public Safety at Morehouse College. Dalton, a 27-year veteran with the Atlanta Police Department, said she wants to bring community-oriented policing to the 66-acre campus and implement processes to […]
Rwanda: More Female Police Officers Set for Peacekeeping Missions
Eighty Rwanda National Police Individual Police Officers (IPOs), including 73 women, will on January 25 leave for year-long peacekeeping operations in four separate United Nations missions. Forty of the female peacekeepers will be deployed under Unamid in Darfur, Sudan, while others will head to South Sudan […]
She’s Lockport’s First Female Cop
By the third grade, Jamie Findley knew she wanted to be a cop, but she didn’t realize she would someday help a law enforcement agency reach a milestone. Findley, 34, became the Lockport Police Department’s first-ever female officer in August. “This is the first time I’ve […]
Female Police Officers Less Likely To Go For Promotions Than Men
WOMEN are less likely than men to go for promotion in the police, new figures reveal. However, female officers who do apply to be sergeants or inspectors are more likely to succeed, according to a new detailed analysis of who rises through the ranks of Police […]
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