Ukraine’s minister of defence is facing backlash from members of government over his decision to make female military cadets wear pumps with heels.
A joint statement from tree cabinent members, including Minister Of Veterans Affairs, Yulua Laputina said “The purpose of any military parade is to demonstrate the military ability of the army. There should be no room for stereotypes and sexism”
The statement also notes that about 57,000 women serve in the country’s armed forces and have proven their worth not with heals but with machine guns”
the backlash followed the announcement made last week, about the footwear for the parade planned for August 24 which marks the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s declaration of independence from the soviet union.
Vice president of the country’s parliament, dismissed the plans as “ferocious trash” via facebook. Others like former defence minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk described the announcement as “a step towards North Korea.”
In response,the ministry of defense uploaded a series of pictures to facebook of female soldiers from other armies wearing heels. It was followed by a statement saying that it will issue “new improved footwear” for female soldiers.
The statement revealed that it had acknowledged that the outcry had shone light on a number of shortcomings with its official uniform for women. “it is simply inconvenient for female servicemen to walk in such shoes”.
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