A new study by the Government Accountability Office shows that women in the U.S. military have to pay more for required uniform items, but receive less allowance for it.

Newly enlisted service members are given uniforms that range in value from $1,600 to $2,400, according to the GAO report. Sherman said she was surprised to learn that more women’s uniform items ...

The changes are based on feedback from women, who had suggested that their uniforms need more pockets and ... director of Uniform Policy and Emerging Issues at the Chief of Naval Personnel office.

Women's office attire has changed as demand for formal clothes is down 50 percent, ... 'Some of the office uniforms, office wardrobes, are shifting and changing,' he told Fortune.

Despite this, there had previously been no standard uniform for the nation's female soldiers, and women had for years received men's jackets, pants, and even underwear, CBS News reported. "The ...