РОСІЙСЬКО-УКРАЇНСЬКА ВІЙНА 2014–2024 рр.: ЖІНКА В ТИЛУ

Abstract

The relevance of this work is expressed in the coverage of the problems faced by women during the Russian-Ukrainian war. This issue is quite acute now, because since 2014, the war with Russia has been going on in Ukrainian lands, namely, on February 24, 2022, active hostilities began throughout the territory of Ukraine. In my research, I would like to draw attention to the specific and special role played by women in the home front during the war, as well as to the problems they face. After all, women are one of the most vulnerable population groups during war. In addition, women are active members of the volunteer movement. After all, as of the beginning of 2014, the army was looted and practically did not exist. And for years, almost without any support from the state, the fighters were provided by volunteers. And now, without exaggeration, almost every Ukrainian has become a volunteer. Whether it is the dissemination of information on social networks, or material assistance with things, or financial assistance to fighters. In recent decades, the idea of gender equality has been increasingly affirmed in Ukrainian society. We see that certain transformative changes are being observed in the gender policy of Ukraine. The successful implementation and regulation of gender relations in society involves the affirmation of the value of gender equality both in society in general and in its various institutions in particular. This is, first of all, the prevention of gender discrimination, ensuring the equal participation of women and men in making socially important decisions (first of all, in the sphere of politics and in general in the labor market), ensuring equal opportunities for women and men to combine professional and family responsibilities, preventing manifestations of gender-based violence, etc. But the problem of sexism is still acute for Ukrainian women. Even public figures and politicians allow themselves sexist expressions. It is not surprising that women also face sexism during protest activity, volunteering and military operations. Undoubtedly, the war between Russia and Ukraine is a war between two cultures, two different civilizations. In a country whose leader says «like it, don’t like it, bear with me, my beauty», which causes an association with the process of rape, both men and women demonstrate a high level of aggression and cruelty. The aggravation of gender stereotypes regarding the role of women in society provokes the aggravation of sexualization and objectification. Even in Aristophanes comedy «Lysistrata» of the 5th century BC, although women are depicted as peacemakers – but according to the plot of the comedy, women refused to have sex with men until they stopped the war.