This marks a one-percentage-point increase from the previous year, reflecting a continued rise in women’s leadership roles across various sectors.
1. Social Sphere Dominance
- Early Childhood Education: Women head 99% of kindergartens nationwide.
- Libraries: Women manage 93% of library institutions.
These figures demonstrate the significant influence of female leadership on education and cultural development in Ukraine.
2. Public Sector and Cooperatives
- State Power & Local Government: More than half of managerial positions are held by women.
- Municipal Enterprises: A particularly high rate of 79% female management.
- Consumer Cooperatives, Trade Unions, Credit Unions:
- 58.6% of consumer cooperatives,
- 62% of trade unions,
- 54% of credit unions
are led by women.
3. Regional Distribution
- Kyiv: Leads with 41,000 female managers.
- Dnipropetrovsk Region: Over 19,000.
- Odesa Region: Over 14,000.
These regions show the highest concentration of women in managerial roles, indicating robust female leadership in both urban and regional hubs.
4. Individual Entrepreneurship Trends
Women also outnumber men among newly registered individual entrepreneurs—a trend intensified by the full-scale war and mobilization efforts.
- Pre-War: Every second new individual entrepreneur was a woman.
- Now: 61% of new business registrations belong to women.
In Summary, women’s growing leadership is evident not only in traditional social sectors such as education and culture but also in public administration and entrepreneurship. This shift underscores the expanding role and economic influence of women in Ukraine’s evolving business and governance landscapes.
