As global tensions ratchet up defensive preparations, countries are beginning to reconsider whether conscripting only men into their armed forces will be enough.
Ukraine should get rid of its “old-fashioned mentality” and start conscripting women into the army, the country’s military adviser on gender issues has said.
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