Listen, feel, support: professional resilience and crisis support

Listen, feel, support: professional resilience and crisis support April 23 marks the Day of the Psychologist. For the NGO "La Strada-Ukraine", this is an opportunity to highlight the activities of specialists who are the first point of safety for those who are in difficult situations. Crisis intervention: from stabilization to request The work of a psychologist on the Hotline requires an instant assessment of the emotional state of the subscriber. The key stage in …

Gender stereotypes in education: how unequal opportunities are formed

Education plays a key role in shaping a person's worldview, values, and life choices. It is at school that children get their first ideas about who they can become in the future, what professions are "suitable" for them, and what role they should play in society. However, along with knowledge, the educational environment sometimes reproduces established social ideas about "female" and "male" roles. This is how gender ...

Women in sports: the path from prohibitions to recognition

Women in sports: the path from prohibitions to recognition Today, sports seem to be a space of equal opportunities - women compete in international competitions, set records, become champions and inspire millions. But it wasn't always like that. A little over a hundred years ago, women were actually forbidden to play sports. It was believed that physical activity was "harmful to women's health", and participation in competitions was incompatible with "feminine nature". Sports were a space, ...

Women in the security and defense sector: volunteers who are changing the system

Women in the security and defense sector: volunteers who are changing the system On March 14, Ukraine celebrates the Day of the Ukrainian Volunteer - the day of people who, at a crucial moment, stood up for the defense of the state at their own call. It was the volunteer movement in 2014 that became one of the key factors that helped Ukraine survive the beginning of the war. We are used to imagining a volunteer as a man with a gun in his hands. However …

Women in science: gender bias, (in)equality and barriers

Science is changing the world – from medicine to artificial intelligence, from sustainable development to digital technologies. And these changes must be inclusive and accessible to all. However, despite advances in education and rights, women and girls remain underrepresented in scientific and technical fields. UNESCO states: the share of women studying in STEM professions – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – is only 35%. …

List of support services

LIST OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE RELATED TO WAR (FACE-TO-FACE AND ONLINE) PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP (ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE) National hotline against domestic violence, human trafficking and gender discrimination of the public organization "La Strada - Ukraine" 0800500335 ;116123 hotline@la-strada.org.uaTelegram NHL116123Messenger lastradaukraine Skype: lastrada-ukraine Public organization "Forpost" 0968397617 TG: @forpostcenter Hotline on combating human trafficking, prevention and ...