On 6 March 2026, Alina Rohach, Project Manager of the Spain and Latin America Cooperation Program at the Transatlantic Dialogue Center, Bohdana Batsko, Project Assistant of the same program, and Olha Kvashuk, “Europe and the World” Program Manager at the International Renaissance Foundation, commented for a column by Israel López Gutiérrez published in El Heraldo (a Mexican national daily newspaper).
The column highlights how Ukrainian women’s role has expanded during Russia’s full-scale war: alongside work and family responsibilities, women are increasingly active in volunteering, medicine, civil society leadership, public life, and military service. The article notes that around “70,000” women are currently serving in Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
Batsko stressed that women’s role in Ukraine has been growing since 2014, and described the “double burden” many women carry — caring for children and managing households while also working to provide income as men serve in the armed forces. She also noted that many young women join the military as a values-based choice and with a clear understanding that the outcome of the war depends on women as well, not only men.
Rohach a souligné que la guerre a accéléré l’évolution des rôles des femmes dans la société ukrainienne, en surmontant les limites liées à l’héritage soviétique. Elle a rappelé que les femmes au sein des forces armées ne sont pas cantonnées à des postes administratifs : nombreuses sont celles qui servent sur le front et exercent des fonctions de commandement. Elle a également évoqué le renforcement du leadership féminin dans la diplomatie publique, notamment l’augmentation du nombre de femmes ambassadrices.
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