Women’s rights have made major strides in Ukraine since 2014. In particular, elevating the coordination of the government’s gender equality policies to the office of the Vice Prime Minister for EU and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, has led to real breakthroughs.
In eleven short months, Klympush-Tsintsadze—who has been charged with gender equality—has been remarkably effective, acting as a model of government collaboration. She has worked with the Equal Rights Caucus in the Rada, as well as with international donors and Ukrainian civil society leaders. When hiring a new commissioner for gender equality for her office, Klympush-Tsintsadze invited representatives from international organizations to observe the interviews and asked civil society advocates to recommend their preferred candidate.
