Avant, Vol. XIII, No. 1, https://doi.org/10.26913/ava202201
published under license CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Nataliia A. Bukovynska* 
University of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine
*corresponding author: bukovynska8131@edu-knu.com
Iryna V. Chekhovska
University of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine
Aliona S. Romanova
Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Yuliia V. Vyshnevska
National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Ukraine
Natalia V. Lagovska
University of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine
Received 4 November 2021; accepted 15 December 2021; published 21 February 2022.
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Abstract: Ambiguous interpretation of the concept of gender equality has caused problems in understanding and legal support of the concept of gender. This and the global democratic process contribute to the relevance of the issue and generate the need for its thorough study. The article aims to define the essence of the concept “gender,” analyze the legal support of gender policy, and develop proposals for its improvement in Ukraine. In the study, we applied theoretical (analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematization) and empirical (observation) methods. The article also uses methods of statistical and comparative analysis, extrapolation, dialectical method, etc. We analyzed the content of gender policy and its consequences and identified the features of its legal support and impact on society. To replace the concepts of gender, gender equality, and its derivatives with “equality of rights of men and women” proved expedient. Proposals for improving the legal support of gender policy in Ukraine were developed. The article has a multidisciplinary nature and will appeal to a broad readership from lawyers to psychologists to raise awareness and competence in this area.
Keywords: gender; gender policy; equality; legal support; human rights
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