Women in Ukraine

Women in Ukraine
Ukrainian[citation needed] peasant women in Chaszczowanie (ukr. Хащованя), Poland, c. late 1930s.
General Statistics
Maternal mortality (per 100,000)32 (2010)
Women in parliament20.8% (2019)[1]
Women over 25 with secondary education91.5% (2012)
Women in labour force62% [M:74%] (2016)
Gender Inequality Index[2]
Value0.200 (2021)
Rank49th out of 191
Global Gender Gap Index[3]
Value0.707 (2022)
Rank81st out of 146

Women in Ukraine have equal constitutional rights as men in the economic, political, cultural, and social fields, as well as in the family.

Most of the around 45 percent of Ukraine's population (45 million[4]) who suffer violence – physical, sexual, or mental – are women.[5]

  1. ^ "Women in Parliaments: World Classification". ipu.org. 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Ukraine country profile - Overview". BBC News. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Kyivans join global rally to end violence against women". Kyiv Post. 14 February 2013.