“I’ve hoped that it would have gotten better for the cadets that came behind me,” said Foy. “I’m very disappointed to find out that it has not.”, written by lawyers at the law firm Barnes & Thornburg and commissioned by the state of Virginia, concluded that “institutional racism and sexism are present, tolerated and left unaddressed at VMI. The racist and misogynistic acts and outcomes uncovered during this investigation are disturbing.”more than $19.
Even those close to Foy doubted her abilities. “My best [male] friend at the time, he was going to go to West Point, walked up to me and he said, ‘You know what Jen, I was going to go to West Point but now I’m going to go with you [to VMI] because I want to be there to watch you when you fail.’ … I looked at him and I said challenge accepted.” While Foy notes that graduating from VMI helped instill important values and time management and leadership skills, she never felt welcome.
This year, VMI appointed its first female cadet—Kasey Meredith, who is white—as top military commander. She was greeted with derision and abuse from male cadets on social media. Foy says she is “disturbed and disappointed” to hear that the attitudes of some male cadets have not changed. “Many female cadets reported a consistent fear of assault or harassment by their fellow male cadets,” said the
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