Ukrainian women in the new economy

Abstract

English Ukraine has been independent since 1991. This study explored through a qualitative methodology how Ukrainian women perceived their lives had changed in the 1990s. It was found that women believed their families were barely able to subsist. They also believed that their lives were better under Soviet rule. French L’Ukraine a gagné son indépendance depuis 1991. Cette étude exploratoire menée avec une méthodologie qualitative, a exploré comment les femmes ukrainiennes perµoivent leurs changements de vie au cours de la décennie. On constate que les femmes croient que leurs familles subsistent à peine de 1990. Elles croient également que leurs vies étaient meilleures durant les années du régime soviétique. Spanish Ucrania es independiente desde 1991. Este estudio exploró, a través de la metodología cualitativa, como perciben las mujeres ucranianas que sus vidas han cambiado en la última década. Se encontró que las mujeres creen que sus familias son ahora capaces apenas de subsistir. También creen que su vida era mejor bajo las reglas soviéticas.

Factors Affecting Prevalence and Extent of Intimate Partner Violence in Ukraine

“…Many Ukrainian women became unemployed, experienced decreased wages, and became socially unprotected during the transition to a free market economy (Ganguli & Terrell, 2006). Although 90% of women were employed before the collapse of the USSR, two thirds of the unemployed population in 1990s were women (Taraban, 2002; Yegidis, Robinson, Toyt-Korshinska, Havyryluk, & Westbrook, 2005). While men owned business enterprises in the new free market economy, large-scale factory closures after the fall of communism forced many women (who were the primary employees of the manufacturing industry during the communist era) into new low-paid, nonprestigious, and often dangerous positions.…”

A Comparative Study of Intimate Partner Violence in Post-Soviet Countries: Evidence from National Surveys

“…The collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in the transformation from the socialist economic and political systems to independent democratic states with capitalist markets. This transition resulted in the deterioration of services, an increase in the unemployment rate, financial instability, and sharp increases in poverty and social inequality (Bauer et al, 1997; Habibov, 2010; Stickley et al, 2008; Yegidis et al, 2005).…”

“…These changes led to an unprecedented loss of jobs and a striking increase in unemployment rates among women. Due to the privatization of the state property and the lack of government regulation that accompanied the transition from socialism to the capitalist system, women particularly became more vulnerable in the labor market than men (Heyat, 2006; Webb et al, 2005; Yakushko, 2005; Yegidis et al, 2005).…”