Can women solve Ukraine's manpower problem?

As Russia prepares to recruit hundreds of thousands more troops, Ukraine struggles to maintain its troop numbers. Could recruiting Ukraine's women be a practical solution to its manpower shortage, or a step too far?

More than 76,000 women currently serve voluntarily in Ukraine's armed forces, but the idea of making military service compulsory for women remains deeply controversial.

The Kyiv Independent's Kateryna Hodonova examines whether recruiting women can really help solve Ukraine's labor shortage, what challenges it will create, and why the proposal is facing resistance in Ukrainian society and government.