Dept . of the Veterans Administration diagnosed 7,500 veterans with PTSD . Women have comprised 11 percent of military force in VA and Afghanistan . `` When you are in a war zone , your survival depends on people watching your back and on unit cohesion , '' Westrup said . Iraq : 22 percent of women , 11 percent of men suffered sexual trauma in military . Expert says women afraid to report sexual harassment for fear of retribution .
Dept . of the Veterans Administration diagnosed 7,500 veterans with PTSD . Women have comprised 11 percent of military force in VA and Afghanistan . Iraq : 22 percent of women , 11 percent of men suffered sexual trauma in military . Expert says women afraid to report sexual harassment for fear of retribution .