More than just a legal term: How important is a proper legal characterization of conflict-related sexual violence? More than just a legal term: How important is a proper legal characterization of conflict-related sexual violence? [1] The legal term “conflict-related sexual violence” (CRSV) has entered the legal system of Ukraine relatively recently. For example, this term was used in the National Action Plan to implement the Council resolution …
Author: Oleksandra Kovalevska
Body neutrality: how to make friends with your body
Body neutrality: how to make friends with your body Conversations about accepting your own body have become much more visible in recent years. Calls to love yourself, accept your appearance, not be ashamed of changes and not conform to imposed beauty standards are increasingly heard on social networks. For many people, this has become an important support. Not every day a person is satisfied with their own appearance. The body changes throughout life, and with it ...
Motherhood and Work: When Motherhood Becomes a Financial Vulnerability
Motherhood and work: when motherhood becomes a financial vulnerability Having a child can significantly change a woman's professional life. After having a child, many mothers take a break from work, return to it later, or choose employment that is easier to combine with care. This affects not only the number of working hours, but also income, career growth, and further professional opportunities. The "motherhood penalty" Economic consequences …
Gender quotas: how European countries are overcoming gender inequality in company management
Gender quotas: how European countries are overcoming gender inequality in corporate leadership The gender imbalance in corporate leadership is not just a question of representation. When women have fewer opportunities to advance to management positions, companies lose part of their professional potential, and society recreates the idea of who is “suitable” for making important decisions. One of the tools that European countries are using to overcome this imbalance is …
How to stop thinking you've accomplished nothing when everyone around you seems successful
How to Stop Thinking You've Achieved Nothing When Everyone Around You Seems Successful Someone your age already has their own apartment. Someone is managing a team. Someone has started a business or is posting travel photos every day. And you look at it and think, "What have I done?" It's so easy to start perceiving your own life as a list of unaccomplished items. Especially when it seems like everyone around you is...
Gender segregation in the labor market: why a profession still depends on gender
Gender segregation in the labor market: why professions still depend on gender Some professions are still perceived by society as “feminine”, others as “masculine”. Because of this, the choice of a job can depend not only on abilities, education or personal interests, but also on stereotypical ideas about what a woman or man should “naturally” do. What is gender segregation Gender segregation is the uneven distribution …
NGO "La Strada-Ukraine" and NGO "Girls" officially signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and Partnership
NGO "La Strada-Ukraine" and NGO "Girls" officially signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and Partnership NGO "La Strada-Ukraine" and NGO "Girls" officially signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and Partnership. The document was signed by the President of NGO "La Strada-Ukraine" Maryna Lehenka and the Director of NGO "Girls" Yulia Sporysh. The cooperation is designed to promote the implementation of fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, expand access to educational and social services, as well as strengthen the protection …
What is "gender mainstreaming"?
What is "gender mainstreaming"? Gender equality is not just a matter of equal rights for women and men enshrined in law. It is important that these rights can be realized in practice: to find a job, build a career, have decent pay and participate in decision-making. This is what gender mainstreaming is used for - an approach in which the needs, experiences and possible risks for different ...
The evolution of the women's movement and the struggle for bodily autonomy in Ukraine and the world
The evolution of the women's movement and the struggle for bodily autonomy in Ukraine and the world: the path to true independence The independence of a state is measured not only by its sovereignty in the international arena, but also by the level of security, freedom and protection of its citizens within the country. The foundation of a democratic society is the inviolability of human rights, among which the key place is occupied by the right to bodily autonomy - the ability to freely, without coercion, pressure or ...
Who profits from women's insecurities?
Who profits from women's insecurities? Whenever a woman is offered to "get rid of imperfections," it's worth asking a simple question: who decided that this was an imperfection at all? Pores, cellulite, wrinkles, gray hair, body hair, nose shape, breast size, weight - the list goes on and on. Some of these "imperfections" were not perceived as a problem a few decades ago. Today, for each of them there is a separate ...
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