With all the discussion about men being prevented from leaving Ukraine and being forced to fight, I just assumed that they couldn't draft women as a matter of law. This article suggests that it's not that they couldn't draft women. They just choose not to.
"In the lead-up to Russia's invasion, Ukrainian lawmakers revised an existing law that could require women ages 18-60 who are "fit for military service" and worked in certain professions to fight in Ukraine's military during a time of war.
Conscription for women in the ranks was expanded to include a vast number of qualifying professions for mandatory registration, including librarians, journalists, musicians and psychologists, among others. "
"Despite its ability to conscript women for military service during wartime, Malyar said that not a single woman had been forcibly mobilized since 2014.
Even as Russia continues its assault on Ukraine the Deputy Minister of Defense said there are no plans to expand the law even further to include additional groups of women subject to conscription. "
As if subjecting more women to a draft you'd not implement would make a difference. Equality in name only.
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