According to multiple reports it is an ongoing issue on each level of the Ukrainian society, where discrimination of women is an inevitable part of everyday life.
[1] The root causes of the circumstances are reportedly related to patriarchal attitudes and deeply entrenched gender stereotypes of the traditional Ukrainian culture.
The practice affects many aspects of their everyday lives from career development to health issues and results in a high level of violence directed towards women.
This is a very important issue because the extent of women's involvement in politics and their access to decision-making is a key indicator of gender equality in a society.
[14] In average Ukrainian females have higher educational levels than males, but women tend to cluster in poorly paid occupations and earn about 70% of the men's wages.