Lisa Chambers: Women's treatment in Defence Forces has been 'deeply disappointing'

Senator Lisa Chambers found her 13 years as a Defence Forces reservist 'hugely positive' but says a 'boy's club' culture within it allowed a toxic environment for women take hold

'The environment allowed to fester by the management of the Defence Forces was a hostile and intimidating place for women,' writes Lisa Chambers. Stock picture: RollingNews

Behaviour leading to suicides, physical assaults, sexual targeting of new members, beasting, mobbing, verbal abuse, intimidation, and humiliation.

These are just some of the bullying behaviours cited in the Independent Review Group’s (IRG) report on the Defence Forces.