Angela Owen OBE
Founder of Women in Defence and Co-Chair of Women in Defence Charter
Women in Defence
Former army officer who created a group which supports women working in the male-dominated defence sector. Angela Owen, who was deployed in Northern Ireland in 1976 and founded Women in Defence UK in 2011, received the honour from the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. Since its creation, the group has provided mentoring for female recruits in the defence sector and has attracted almost 2,400 entries for its Women in Defence UK Awards over the past seven years.