In the future, Ukraine will have to mobilize women as in Israel - the adviser to the Armed Forces Commander
At the same time, the increase in the number of women in the Ukrainian army by 40% compared to 2021 still does not solve, according to Grigorieva, the problem of lack of human resources for military units. "Our Constitution states that the duty of every Ukrainian is to defend their homeland, so it is right for women to serve. We need to prepare girls from childhood to protect the country," she said.
The adviser to clarify that almost all women in the Ukrainian army are a volunteer, since there is no compulsory conscription of women in the Armed Forces. Although she immediately clarified that medical women are conscripts and should be registered in the CCC and JV. Grigoryeva parallels between Ukraine and Israel, emphasizing that Ukraine has the same aggressive neighbor "according to the chopter" as Israel, who lives in tension and expectation of the attack the whole history of its existence.
"For hundreds of years, they have repeatedly attacked us. Like Israel, we must be ready for it, which means the preparation of both men and women for war," the adviser emphasized. At the same time, Grigoriev reminded that in Israel the conscription of women for military service was mandatory since the official proclamation of the state in 1948, and now the share of women in the country's defense army is 40%.
In addition, the adviser cited statistics on the conscription of women for military service, noting that the tenth country in the world where women serve in the army, in March 2024, Denmark became. And, as such a decision commented on Prime Minister Matte Frederixen, it is not only a means of curbing potential opponents, but also the basis for creating gender equality.
At the same time, according to Grigorieva, women's participation in the Armed Forces is less than in the rest of NATO countries - only 7. 3%, while in the US regular troops this figure is 17%, in the United Kingdom - more than 11% . Of the mentioned number of women in the Ukrainian Army, only a tenth part is involved in active fighting, which has been allowed only since 2018. The rest are doctors, in intelligence, administrators.
However, the leadership of Ukraine, according to Grigorieva, does not intend to call women on an ongoing basis, although, as already mentioned, women-medical women are obliged to register in the shopping center. Hence, most likely, the slow introduction of gender issues in the Armed Forces, up to the absence of a female form in the right amount, as well as sexism, which is still manifested in army units.