WELL-BEING OF UKRAINIAN WOMEN
May 2023
Analytical report
© Gradus Research, 2023
WELL-BEING OF UKRAINIAN WOMEN
May 2023
Analytical report
© Gradus Research, 2023
Data collection method:
self-filling the questionnaire in the mobile application
Target group: Sample represents structure of population of women 18+ from all over Ukraine (except Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson regions) by age, settlement type, education, employment status
Number of completed questionnaires:
1029
Period of the survey:
April 6-8, 2023
SAMPLE STRUCTURE
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Base: all respondents, N=1029
Age
Size of the settlement
Region
DISABILITY STATUS
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Base: all respondents, N=1029
Do you have disabilities?
Visible disability | |
Not visible disability | |
Don’t have disability | |
Don't want to answer | |
14% respondents have a disability
GENDER INDENTITY & SEXUAL ORIENTATION
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Base: all respondents, N=1029
Do you identify yourself as a transgender person?
What is your sexual orientation?
Identify themselves as transgender person | |
Don’t identify themselves as transgender person | |
Don't want to answer | |
Heterosexual (sexual attraction to men) | |
Bisexual (sexual attraction to men & women) | |
Homosexual (sexual attraction to women) | |
Other | |
Don't want to answer | |
Transgender identity
Sexual orientation
ХХ% - Statistically significant more compared to Base
ХХ% - Statistically significant low compared to Base
86% among resp. 25-34 y.o.
83% among resp. 35-44 y.o.
70% among resp 60+ y.o.
8% among resp. 18-24 y.o.
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
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Reasons for unemployment
Base: respondents who do not work, N=608
Do you currently have a job (including as an owner business)?
Which of the following categories best describes your current employment status?
Why don’t you work?
Base: all respondents, N=1029
Pensioners (including disabled persons) | |
Temporarily unemployed, in search of work | |
Housekeeping duty | |
I am on maternity leave (for the care of a child) | |
Unemployed, but not in search of work | |
Student | |
Qualified specialist (doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.) | |
The civil service in the public sector | |
Sales/ Sales Manager | |
Private sector worker (office worker, Secretary, etc.) | |
FBP (individual entrepreneur, self-employed) | |
Manager / Head of department | |
Owner, co-owner of business | |
Head of business, deputy head | |
Military/ police/ security officer | |
Principal activity
Form of employment
Base: respondents who have full,
or partial, employment, N=408
LEVEL OF INCOME & INVOLVEMENT IN CHARITY
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Base: all respondents, N=1029
How did the war affect the level of your income?
Do you volunteer/donate?
Impact of war on the level of income
Participation in charitable activities
such as volunteering and donating
Volunteer/donate systematically | |
Volunteer/donate periodically | |
Volunteer/donate rarely | |
Didn’t participate in charity | |
Don't want to answer | |
67% respondents
are engaged in charity work
31% among resp. from Eastern region
25% among resp. from Kyiv
ХХ% - Statistically significant more compared to Base
ХХ% - Statistically significant low compared to Base
21% among resp. from Kyiv
32% among resp. from Central region
38% among resp. from Southern region
PLACE OF RESIDENCE AFTER FEBRUARY 24, 2022
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Base: all respondents, N=1029
As of now, are you a person who has been forced to move within Ukraine as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022?
Were you in occupation as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022?
Change of residence
as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Experience of living under occupation
CHANGES IN PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL STATE �OVER THE PAST YEAR
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Base: all respondents, N=1029
Which of the following statements describe you personally?
Increase in stress level | |
Deterioration of physical health | |
Mental burnout | |
Decrease in optimism about the career prospects | |
Deterioration of mental health | |
Proper support for mental health from the employer | |
None of the above | |
CHANGES IN PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL STATE �DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AGE GROUPS
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Which of the following statements describe you personally?
Increase in stress level | |
Deterioration of physical health | |
Mental burnout | |
Decrease in optimism about the career prospects | |
Deterioration of mental health | |
Proper support for mental health from the employer | |
None of the above | |
All respondents | 18-24 y.o. | 25-34 y.o. | 35-44 y.o. | 45-54 y.o. | 55-60 y.o. | 60+ y.o. |
Statistically significant more / less, comparison between
employed and unemployed respondents
Base: N=1029 | 76 | 160 | 193 | 170 | 104 | 326 |
Resp. feel…
CHANGES IN PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL STATE �DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROUPS OF REGIONS BEFORE FULL-SCALE INVASION
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Which of the following statements describe you personally?
All respondents | Eastern region | Western region | Kyiv city | Northern region | Central region | Southern region |
Statistically significant more / less, comparison between
employed and unemployed respondents
Base: N=1029 | 81 | 265 | 88 | 154 | 285 | 156 |
Resp. feel…
Increase in stress level | |
Deterioration of physical health | |
Mental burnout | |
Decrease in optimism about the career prospects | |
Deterioration of mental health | |
Proper support for mental health from the employer | |
None of the above | |
LOSSES DUE TO WAR & FAITH IN VICTORY
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Base: all respondents, N=1029
In your opinion, what did you lost because of the war?
Do you believe in Ukraine’s victory in the war against russia?
Ability to plan | |
Vision of prospects | |
Health | |
Tolerant attitude toward northern neighbors | |
Energy | |
Relatives & friends | |
Faith in the fact that good triumphs over evil | |
Kindness & optimism | |
Sel-belief & self-esteem | |
Dwelling | |
None of the above | |
Feeling of loss due to war
Faith in Ukraine’s victory
in the war against russia
WORKLOAD AND TIME SPENT �DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EMPLYOED AND UNEMPLOYED
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What aspects of your life have increased the workload and time spent in the last year?
Housekeeping | |
Health care | |
Care of family and relatives | |
Childcare | |
Additional job/ gig-work | |
Primary job | |
Time for themselves | |
Volunteering | |
None of the above | |
Over the past year,
resp. spent more time on…
All respondents | Employed respondents | Unemployed respondents |
Base: N=1029 | N=408 | N=608 |
Statistically significant more / less, comparison between
employed and unemployed respondents
OBSTACLES TO PROFESSIONAL REALIZATION
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Peace | |
Economic stability | |
Self-confidence | |
Courage and determination | |
Knowledge | |
Support of a husband / partner | |
Luck | |
Network of contacts and connections | |
Information about opportunities | |
No gender prejudice & conservative norms of society regarding women | |
None of the above | |
Base: respondents who have full, or partial, employment, N=408
What do you lack for your own professional realization?
LEVEL OF RESPECT AND EQUALITY IS IMPROVING
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Base: all respondents, N=1029
Do you agree that the level of respect and equality of women is gradually improving?
87% among resp. from Kyiv
61% among resp. from Southern region
77% among resp. 60+ y.o.
57% among resp. 45-54 y.o.
IMPACT OF WORK ON PERSONAL LIFE�AMONG RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE FULL, OR PARTIAL, EMPLOYMENT
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Base: respondents who have full, or partial, employment, N=408
How would you rate your ability to "alienate from work" after working hours?
How would you rate your balance between work and personal life?
Capacity to "alienate from work"
Balance between work and personal life
SITUATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN �AMONG RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE FULL, OR PARTIAL, EMPLOYMENT
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Base: respondents who have full, or partial, employment, N=408
Have you witnessed such behavior in the last 12 months?
When someone else attributes women idea or activity to himself in his merits | |
Devaluing opinion and contributing to the common cause | |
Humiliating comments about women (inappropriate sexist jokes) | |
Exclusion from non-formal communication or conversation (not providing women opportunity to speak) | |
None of the above | |
43%
respondents have witnessed discrimination against women
(including themselves)
in last year
2% among resp. from Nothern region
31% among resp. 55-60 y.o.
33% among resp. 60+ y.o.
31% among resp. from Kyiv
SITUATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN �AT WORK
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In case of inappropriate treatment at work, did you inform the management?
Why did you decide not to report about inappropriate treatment to the management?
Informed the management
Don't inform the management
There were no situations
of inappropriate treatment
Actions after witnessing inappropriate treatment
in the workplace
Fear that such behavior would get worse | |
Lack of certainty that such behavior was sufficient for filing a complaint | |
Lack of certainty that complaint would be taken seriously | |
Lack of sufficient evidence and / or witnesses to file a complaint | |
Fear that reporting a problem would have a negative impact on the career | |
Reasons for not informing the management
about inappropriate treatment
Base: respondents who have full, or partial, employment, N=408
Base: respondents who have full, or partial, employment
and who did not report cases of improper treatment , N=151
LOSSES DUE TO WAR�DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AGE GROUPS
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All respondents | 18-24 y.o. | 25-34 y.o. | 35-44 y.o. | 45-54 y.o. | 55-60 y.o. | 60+ y.o. |
In your opinion, what did you lost because of the war?
Statistically significant more / less, comparison between
employed and unemployed respondents
Base: N=1029 | 76 | 160 | 193 | 170 | 104 | 326 |
Ability to plan | |
Vision of prospects | |
Health | |
Tolerant attitude toward northern neighbors | |
Energy | |
Relatives & friends | |
Faith in the fact that good triumphs over evil | |
Kindness & optimism | |
Sel-belief & self-esteem | |
Dwelling | |
None of the above | |
LOSSES DUE TO WAR�DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROUPS OF REGIONS BEFORE FULL-SCALE INVASION
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Ability to plan | |
Vision of prospects | |
Health | |
Tolerant attitude toward northern neighbors | |
Energy | |
Relatives & friends | |
Faith in the fact that good triumphs over evil | |
Kindness & optimism | |
Sel-belief & self-esteem | |
Dwelling | |
None of the above | |
In your opinion, what did you lost because of the war?
Statistically significant more / less, comparison between
employed and unemployed respondents
All respondents | Eastern region | Western region | Kyiv city | Northern region | Central region | Southern region |
Base: N=1029 | 81 | 265 | 88 | 154 | 285 | 156 |
ATTITUDE TOWARDS WOMEN �IN THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE
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Base respondents who DO NOT agree
with statement, N=53
Do you think that women in the Armed Forces of Ukraine make a contribution that is useful for all women in Ukraine?
Why do you think so?
Base: all respondents, N=1029
Women in the AFU show that the place of women where she wants | |
Patriotism and ability to fight for the Motherland is not only male responsibility | |
Professions and skills are not divided into women and men | |
This makes the contribution of women to the victory visible and significant | |
Hard to answer | |
Base: respondents who agree
with statement, N=898
Agree
Don't agree
Don't want to answer
Attitude towards the statement that
“Women in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
make a contribution that is useful
for all women in Ukraine"
Reasons for agreement
Reasons for disagreement
The war is not a place for women | |
Do not see any connection between this fact and the rights of women | |
Hard to answer | |
79% among resp. 45-54 y.o.
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