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 ...
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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 ...
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