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Gender Analysis Report Usaid/Ukraine GENDER ANALYSIS REPORT USAID/UKRAINE April 2017 This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It was written by Elisabeth Duban with assistance from Olena1 Suslova under purchase order number AID-121-O- 17-00003 GENDER ANALYSIS REPORT USAID/UKRAINE April 2017 Written by: Elisabeth Duban with assistance from Olena Suslova Cover photo: Olena Suslova. Painting by Svitlana Starodubtseva, an artist from Lviv, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 2008 and member of the National Union of Folk Art of Ukraine. DISCLAIMER: The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS........................................................................................................................ 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................... 7 ОСНОВНІ ВИСНОВКИ .................................................................................................... 14 I. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 22 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE GENDER ANALYSIS .............................................. 22 METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................... 23 USAID MISSION CONTEXT.......................................................................................... 24 II. UKRAINE IN CONTEXT ............................................................................................. 26 RECENT EVENTS ......................................................................................................... 26 GENDER EQUALITY INDEXES FOR UKRAINE........................................................... 28 INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY GOALS........................ 29 NATIONAL LAW, POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS ON GENDER EQUALITY................. 31 Ukrainian law .............................................................................................................. 31 National policy ............................................................................................................ 32 Government bodies responsible for gender policy ..................................................... 34 SEX-DISAGGREGATED DATA..................................................................................... 36 DONOR COORDINATION AND GENDER MAINSTREAMING .................................... 36 III. CROSS-CUTTING FINDINGS................................................................................... 38 ANTI-GENDER MOVEMENT AND THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER STEREOTYPES 38 LGBTI ISSUES............................................................................................................... 40 MINORITY AND VULNERABLE WOMEN ..................................................................... 41 GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ....................................................................................... 44 IV. SECTOR FINDINGS.................................................................................................. 47 DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOVERNANCE............................................... 47 Rule of law and access to justice ............................................................................... 47 Leadership and women’s political participation .......................................................... 49 Civil society development........................................................................................... 53 Governance................................................................................................................ 54 Corruption................................................................................................................... 56 Media.......................................................................................................................... 58 ECONOMIC GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................... 60 Poverty ....................................................................................................................... 60 Gender and the labor market...................................................................................... 61 Discrimination in the workplace.................................................................................. 66 Entrepreneurship and the business climate ............................................................... 69 Agricultural enterprises............................................................................................... 74 Financial sector development..................................................................................... 78 Energy security........................................................................................................... 80 HEALTH ......................................................................................................................... 81 Basic indicators of healthy lifestyles for women and men .......................................... 81 Communicable diseases: HIV and TB........................................................................ 83 HUMANITARIAN AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE..................................................... 88 Women among the internally-displaced population.................................................... 88 3 Gendered impacts of conflict...................................................................................... 90 V. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENDER INTEGRATION: USAID/UKRAINE PRIORITY AREAS .............................................................................................................................. 95 GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS................................................................................ 95 PROGRAMMATIC RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................... 96 ORGANIZATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................... 102 VI. CONCLUSION......................................................................................................... 103 ANNEX A: Scope of work for Ukraine gender analysis............................................... 104 ANNEX B: Bibliography .............................................................................................. 108 ANNEX C: List of persons and organizations included in the fieldwork...................... 116 ANNEX D: Key internatinal, regional and domestic law and policy related to gender equality and non-discrimination in Ukraine .................................................................. 118 4 ACRONYMS ADS Automated Directive Systems ATO Anti-terrorist operation CDCS Country Development Cooperation Strategy CEC Central Election Commission CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women CoE Council of Europe CSO Civil society organization DO Development objective DPO Disabled persons' organization ECA Europe and Central Asia EU European Union FHH Female-headed household FY Fiscal year GBV Gender-based violence GCA Government-controlled areas GII Gender Inequality Index IDP Internally displaced person IGCA Industrial Gender Committee on Advertising IOM International Organization for Migration IR Intermediate result IT Information technology LGBTI Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex MDG Millennium Development Goal MDR-TB Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis MHH Male-headed household MSM Men who have sex with men MP Member of parliament NGCA Areas beyond government control NGO Non-governmental organization OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OFDA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance OHCHR United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights OTI [USAID] Office of Transition Initiatives PEPFAR President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief PLHIV Person/people living with HIV SDG Sustainable Development Goal SME Small and medium enterprise UAH Ukrainian Hryvnia UNDP United Nations Development Program USAID United States Agency for International Development 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Gender Analysis Report depended on the support of the United States Agency for International Development for Ukraine (USAID/Ukraine) and specifically the guidance of Stella Roudenko of the Office of Program Coordination and Strategy. The consultants who carried out this analysis would like to extend sincere thanks to Ms. Roudenko for her dedication in organizing meetings with USAID, providing materials and generally offering advice and remaining closely engaged with the project from start to finish. The staff of USAID/Ukraine also deserves special mention for their willingness to meet with the consultants and the serious attention they gave to discussing gender issues within the Mission portfolio and in the country as a whole. Special thanks to Olena Suslova who worked as a consultant and in this role not only brought her enthusiasm and energy to the project but also provided valuable insights during all stages of the analysis process. Gratitude is also expressed to all the individuals who met with the consultants in person (and by skype) and agreed to take part in open-ended interviews. The stakeholders included
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