SOURCE: PIXABAY
On Wednesday, July 14, members of the Verkhovna Rada voted for Bill No. 2325, which renamed the public holiday “Day of the Defender of Ukraine” to “Day of Defenders and Defenders of Ukraine”. According to the “Strana.UA” portal, 317 deputies voted for this document.
The explanatory memorandum to the bill states that its adoption will help “ensure gender-balanced coverage of the role of repairers of both sexes. “In addition, women and men – defenders and defenders of the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine – will be duly mentioned.
Note that the number of women in the Ukrainian Armed Forces has increased significantly over the last 13 years. . In 2008, their number did not exceed 1.8 thousand and in 2021 about 31 thousand.
The national holiday dedicated to the defenders of the homeland has been celebrated in Ukraine every year on October 14 since 2014.