 Girls represent a huge reserve for Russia. With hundreds of thousands of men taking part in Russia's war in Ukraine and birth rates in Russia shrinking, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on employers in traditionally male professions to bring more girls aboard AFP reported. The situation is almost reminiscent of the Soviet Union during World War II, when the USSR lost almost 27 million people, including about 9 million soldiers. Women were famously an integral part of the post-war Soviet workforce and were incentivized and awarded medals for giving birth to many more Soviets. Girls represent a huge reserve for Russia, Putin said. In sectors where they are not yet working, they need to exploit their potential to the fullest. Meanwhile, Russian women are already active in the armed forces, though not typically deployed to the invasion of Ukraine. In our flight schools, girls are already flying combat aircraft. Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu reported that they do it brilliantly, while it always seemed that it was a purely male profession. Today, all boundaries are being erased, well, almost all boundaries. Putin, who considers himself a strong defender of traditional family values, said that there are, of course, some limitations as to what women should be doing. Of course, there are some limitations related to health, anatomy, maybe to family, he said. If there is a long business trip with whom do the kids stay? He wondered.