GENDER EQUALITY IN UKRAINE: ANALYSIS OF THE REGULATORY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Abstract

The development of gender legislation in Ukraine is taking place at a fairly fast pace. The achievement of equal rights and opportunities by women and men is defined among the obligations that Ukraine undertook before the European Community.The purpose of the research is to analyze the legislative principles underlying the problem of gender equality; describe the process of gender legislation; identify the problems of practical implementation of legislation on gender equality.The development of our society requires significant changes in ensuring equal opportunities for women and men in all spheres of life and legal consolidation and elementary legal implementation of gender human rights instruments of influence, development of a gender policy strategy and its implementation in Ukraine, active participation in this process by representatives of both sexes. The domestic normative legal framework on gender equality issues is exclusively descriptive and is not provided with real implementation steps, i.e. financial and organizational resources [2]. Civil society in Ukraine in modern conditions, unfortunately, is not a driving force that can change the gender situation in the country [2]. Therefore, the legislative consolidation of gender equality in the state can only be traced theoretically, and in real life practices it is difficult for women to achieve full equality on a level with men.Today, gender discrimination is increasing in connection with the war in Ukraine, the economic and social crisis, and the austerity measures taken by the Government of Ukraine to overcome it. Women and children make up two-thirds of the 1.6 million officially registered internally displaced persons.Thus, the process of developing gender legislation continues, the Government and executive bodies are taking all possible measures to ensure gender equality in Ukrainian society. A perspective for further research is the study of foreign experience regarding gender education in higher education institutions.