Anzhelika Khanina is a fourth-year cadet of the Zhytomyr Military Institute named after S.P. Korolyov. The girl shared the choice of educational institution, gender equality issues and her own dreams with Zhytomyr.Travel
«It was my grandfather’s old dream to enroll in a military institute. He dreamed that I would be a cadet. It also seemed interesting to me, and I decided to enter the Zhytomyr Military Institute named after S.P. Korolyov. Other options for admission were not even considered, because this educational institution has always been my priority»
«My acquaintances have repeatedly told me that military affairs are a «non-female» profession. They even tried to direct me to enter other universities, saying that there were many other specializations around. But I decided not to listen to all this and confidently walked to the goal. And now I continue to prove that I can do everything»
«At the time when I was studying, there was fighting in the East, I wanted to help my country. I was not wrong with the choice. Our institute employs excellent professionals who inspire every day with their own example and professionalism»
«The biggest advantage of training is that my specialty is promising and specialists will find work. And also the military business taught a lot. For example, to be a patriot and to love your country. In addition, physical training here is at a high level, which can`t help but rejoice»
«In my free time I prefer sports. It has become my hobby, which helps a lot in everyday life»
«Of course, once I would like to receive the rank of general (ed. Note – now in Ukraine three women have the rank of general: «Major General»- Lyudmila Shugaley and Yulia Laputina, «General of Police of the third rank»- Oksana Khomenko)»
«For me, gender equality is equal rights, opportunities and equal responsibilities for women and men. That there were no conversations that «you are a girl and you are not able to perform complex physical activities». Everyone should work together and equally. Gender equality issues are important, because there are more and more women in the army every year. Soon the number of men and women in the army may be the same. Everyone should be aware that we are equal, we can do the same work and get paid for it, despite some stereotypical divisions»
«In my opinion, stereotypes should be broken. An example is the issue of self-defense. Not all men know how to defend themselves, not everyone knows how to fight, but if a man knows how to defend himself – it’s cool. Many women and girls can do it now»
«It is necessary that on the Day of the Defender of Ukraine we talk not only about the male-defenders, but also about the female-defenders. Now there are a lot of women serving in the army who defended Ukraine at different stages, and we should not forget about them»
