The article is devoted to identifying the main objects of administrative and legal support for gender equality in the National Police of Ukraine. It is emphasized that despite the statutory guarantees of equality of rights of women and men in Ukraine, the practice of functioning of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine demonstrates the continued existence of certain barriers to ensuring gender balance. The author emphasizes that the problem of achieving equality between women and men in the security and defense sector of Ukraine does not cease to be relevant, while the introduction of martial law in Ukraine has only actualized its significance. The objects of administrative and legal support for gender equality in the National Police of Ukraine include the following: a) rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of women and men while serving in the police; b) principle of non-discrimination on the basis of gender in teams; c) personnel policy aimed at forming a gender balance; d) gender-neutral conditions of service and equal opportunities for women and men; e) legal awareness activities; f) internal organizational documents on non-discrimination and gender equality; g) mechanisms for protecting and restoring the rights of victims of gender discrimination in the National Police of Ukraine. The author indicates the subjects of authority in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the National Police of Ukraine whose powers include ensuring gender equality. The objects of administrative and legal support for gender equality in the National Police of Ukraine are defined as relations and related rights, institutions, policies and mechanisms that are subject to the management influence of authorized entities to protect against gender discrimination and ensure equal rights and opportunities for women and men when entering, performing and terminating service in the police. It is emphasized that the state of administrative and legal support for gender equality in the National Police of Ukraine remains fragmented. As a result, the mentioned objects of administrative and legal support remain insufficiently “protected” by the action of legal and organizational instruments, which gives rise to the further existence of problems in the area under study.
А. П. Стахура (Thu,) studied this question.