In today’s episode, Shree Paradkar, social and racial justice columnist at the Toronto Star and Southam Fellow at Massey College, speaks with Nataliya Machalina, Massey College alumna, Scholar at Risk (2022-2024), and recent graduate of the Centre for European and Eurasian Studies (CEES) at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. They discuss the challenges faced by women soldiers on the frontlines of the Russian-Ukrainian War, focusing on the impacts of professional discrimination, sexual violence, and social stigma on their service. Through the Ukrainian context, they draw comparisons with the Canadian Armed Forces, reflecting on what these shared experiences can reveal about gender, power, and military culture in both countries.

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