No longer second and unreliable: how during the war women work on "traditionally masculine" work

In Ukraine, women could not work on work with harmful and dangerous working conditions not only because of physical requirements, but also because of bias about working in certain positions. For example, women could control trolleybuses, but not trains.

"There was a perception of women as a second -rate and less reliable workers," said the Executive Director of the Kiev Center for Economic Strategy Gleb Vyshlinsky, according to the World Bank, 47% of women worked before the war in Ukraine, and about 1. 5 million left about 1. 5 million from the beginning of the invasion 13%). Nevertheless, the proportion of working women in Ukraine is increasing - now they go to work, which were previously occupied by men.

This is especially noticeable in the mining industry. They control conveyors that deliver coal to the surface, work on safety inspectors or control trains. For women, working in a mine is a way to "participate in hostilities" and support the Ukrainian economy while men are at war on the front. The publication notes that even with the increase in the number of women in different positions, this will not be enough to replace all mobilized men.

Currently, three -quarters of Ukrainian employers are faced with a lack of labor because of the departure of many Ukrainians abroad. We will remind, on June 25 it was reported that Ukrainians go to work not only in mines - they master the skills of locksmiths, turns, cranes and drivers. The acute shortage of experts in traditionally "male" spheres complained even in the Kiev subway - due to the lack of drivers, the company had to increase the train movement interval.