(Matthew D. LaPlante, The Salt Lake Tribune) - Military officials say female service members are expected to perform and be treated the same as their male counterparts once they've enlisted - but recruiters and academics who study the issue say the process for recruiting women, and their parents, is subtly different.

(Sherry Jones, Women's eNews) - The military disproportionately discharges women under its policy that bans homosexuals from service. An advocacy group says straight women who spurn men's advances risk false accusations while those who are cleared retain a stigma of suspicion.

(Peter Spiegel, Los Angeles Times) - President Bush on Monday nominated a top logistics officer to be the first female four-star general in U.S. history, tapping Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody to head the command responsible for supplying the Army with all its equipment.

(Thom Shanker, The New York Times) - The Army and Air Force discharged a disproportionate number of women in 2007 under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that prohibits openly gay people from serving in the military, according to Pentagon statistics gathered by an advocacy group.

(Elaine Sciolino and Souad Mekhennet, The New York Times) - A female Al Qaeda warrior uses the Internet to rally women to join the cause.

(Jennifer Hill, Reuters) - LONDON - Identify theft has overtaken the "yob culture" as the top safety concern for British women, a survey shows. Overall, public fears over identity theft doubled during 2007.

(Agence France-Presse) - Women in leadership positions from around the world will hold their first summit Friday in New York to enhance the effectiveness of women's leadership on global security. Some 100 women business leaders, members of government, lawmakers, diplomats and researchers will attend.

(Michael Hill, Associated Press) - 225 young women joined the Long Gray Line this year for the Class of 2011. That is the highest number of female cadets in a single class since women first came to the U.S. Military Academy in 1976 and the highest proportion for any class: 17 percent

(AdvanceWomen.org) - We pay tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks. The tragic loss of so many lives changed our lives forever. Shortly after the tragedy, CFAW commissioned a women-only poll to investigate the impact of the terrorist attacks on women’s lives.

(Barbara Livingston Nackman, The Journal News) - There is no doubt that a dog can brighten someone's day and be trained to help those with extra needs.