Polis Brief N°12

Women in the Ukrainian Military:

Achievements, Shortcomings, And Pacifist Feminist Perspectives

Written by Hanna Hrytsenko

In her Polis Brief, Hanna Hrytsenko analyses the changing roles of women in the Ukrainian military. She makes the point that the struggle to achieve guarantees for gender equality in the military has significant positive consequences for fighting gender stereotypes in society as a whole.

This Polis Brief is published within the framework of the project “Women, Peace and Security: A Chance for Georgia’s and Ukraine’s Protracted Conflicts”, implemented by Polis180 (Berlin), IDP Women Association Consent (Tbilisi) and Ideas for Change (Kyiv). While the project was funded by the Federal Foreign Office, the publication is the sole responsibility of the project implementers and does not necessarily reflect the views of the donor.