The study was conducted in winter 2022. It consisted of two parts: academic and field (empirical). The study aimed to identify achievements and challenges related to women’s access to higher military education institutions and military vocational schools in Ukraine.
To achieve the objective, the following tasks were set:
• determine the relevant ideas ensuring equal rights and opportunities for expanding women’s access to the military education system in Ukraine;
• identify legal aspects of women’s access to military education in Ukraine;
• learn about public opinion on women’s access to military education;
• find out the level of women’s involvement as students in higher military education institutions and military vocational schools in Ukraine;
• examine women’s positive and negative experiences with admissions and training in higher military education institutions and military vocational schools in Ukraine;
• make recommendations to improve women’s access to higher military education institutions and military vocational schools in Ukraine and ensure gender equality in Ukraine’s higher education system.
Ukraine’s military education system consists of management authorities and a network of higher military education institutions, military departments at civilian higher education institutions, and military vocational schools 16. In this study, we mainly focused on higher military education institutions and military vocational schools.
