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 强调，战争加速了乌克兰社会中女性角色的变化，突破了与苏联遗产相关的限制。她指出，武装部队中的女性并非局限于行政岗位：许多人在前线和领导岗位服役。她还提到，女性在公共外交中的领导力不断增强，包括担任大使的女性人数增加。
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