I think that's why we're all around the table today. That's what the witnesses have been bringing to bear.
Women have served in military for a very long time. In terms of women being in a majority or almost all of the roles in the military, it's been several decades now, yet there are still a lot of gaps in the research. You've been hearing that from a number of witnesses who have come forth.
There are a lot of gaps in veterans mental health in general. However, if we don't take a focus on the needs of women—who are, again, a fast-growing group of veterans—I think we risk further marginalizing them.
We don't want to miss the opportunity.... When I say that it warrants special attention, we also recognize that what brings you folks to this study to begin with is that we need to look at it. We need to take a look that's considerate of sex- and gender-based analysis plus when we're looking at veterans' issues, and it's long overdue. We recognize that it is for us, organizationally, among our priority areas. We've honed in on women veterans as well.
If you aren't asking the questions, and if you aren't engaged with the women veterans specifically, you're going to miss that opportunity. We don't want to miss that. We want to be advancing the knowledge and ensuring that there is an ability to tailor care to meet the unique needs of women veterans while still serving and that all veterans have enhanced care and opportunities.