As their country fights to repel Russia’s forces, Ukrainian women are taking on roles and responsibilities previously unavailable to them -- often in challenging and dangerous circumstances.
Thousands of Ukrainian men left their jobs to join the military and defend the country after Russia invaded almost 16 months ago. In their absence, Ukrainian women are stepping up. Ukrainian law previously forbade women from holding jobs deemed too dangerous. Underground mining, forging hot metals, and operating heavy machinery – these are just a few of the jobs Ukrainian women weren’t previously permitted to do.
However, she and other women are fighting an uphill battle against traditional gender norms in her country. The lead engineer at the mine, Oleksander, says that once Ukraine wins the war, he believes women will return above ground and do jobs “for women.” Yet even Oleksander admits that the mine could not have kept operating without women like Tetiana. In a northern Ukrainian town, Maria Kobets is another woman working in a non-traditional role.
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