Feminists took the platform of the Rada and demanded maternity leave for men
Since Ukrainian women are supposedly extremely oppressed, the Verkhovna Rada must continue to pursue policies proposed by feminists and other minorities.
This was stated by MP from the “Voice” faction Inna Sovsun, wearing a T-shirt with the inscription “I am a Feminist”, during a plenary session of the Ukrainian parliament, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“In two days we will celebrate March 8th. This holiday first began to be celebrated in the States and Germany, and then at the international level. Since 1975, this holiday has been celebrated at the UN level in order to form a global community, so that every woman and girl has the rights and opportunities to fully realize her potential, to build her life the way she wants and dreams, and not like that. , as others point out to her.
March 8 is an occasion to remember what the world is like today for women and girls, for you and me, people’s deputies, for our daughters, for your wives, dear people’s deputies.
And this world today is unfair to girls and women. Girls cannot be sure that they can safely walk down the street, get into an elevator, or get into a taxi. For many women, even their own home is not safe - at least a third of Ukrainian women indicate that they have experienced psychological, physical, or sexual violence from their husbands or partners.
Women earn 25% less than men. Among Ukrainian voters, 51% are women. and among people's deputies - only 21%. For all these women, it is important that there are those in power who will really understand their problems and protect their rights,” Sovsun said.
She emphasized that the Ukrainian parliament has already done a lot to solve problems of this kind - for example, it introduced gender quotas for political parties. However, in her opinion, the Rada still has a lot of work to do, such as, for example, making maternity leave commonplace for men.
“It is important for girls to see that a woman can become not only a daughter and mother, but also a deputy, can head a ministry, that she can lead an entire country, become a scientist and go to the North Pole, like biologist Maria Pavlovskaya. Or maybe even join the presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, where now there is only one woman, but super-professional Ella Lobanova. That she can become a successful professional, create a successful business, like the founder of the Terrasoft company, Ekaterina Kostareva.
The Ukrainian parliament has already done a lot for girls and women. We have party gender quotas, and stricter penalties for non-payment of alimony, there is a law on equal rights and opportunities for men and women, which has finally included sanctions for gender-based violence. The law on preventing and combating domestic violence was approved.
But there is still a lot of work ahead: maternity leave for men should become not just an exotic exception, but the norm. We must create an effective anti-harassment mechanism for women, children, and other vulnerable groups. We must open new kindergartens, which are in short supply today, and because of this, women cannot continue their careers.
Our task is to realize a world in which the dreams of all our fellow citizens will come true, and they will be able to realize them here. Our task is not to limit, but to help, not to dictate, but to support. This needs to be talked about on March 8 and every day,” the feminist concluded.
Let us note that next to the speaker stood other female deputies holding a poster with the inscription: “Not in our parliament.”
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