Government will encourage women to take ‘men’ jobs
Source: Ukraine’s economy ministry
The Ministry of Economy articulated the need to focus on retraining programs for Ukrainians in professions with maximum demand. In particular, it is about women who can master ‘men’ professions.
Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have started a dialogue regarding the development and implementation of business support programs for the recovery of the energy sector and retraining of workers for professions that are more needed in the labor market.
During the meeting with the President of the EBRD, Odile Renaud-Basso, the Minister of Economy, Yulia Svyrydenko, noted that there are currently two critically important challenges for the Ukrainian economy: energy problems and lack of labor force.
Another important challenge for the economy is the conscription of specialists to the ranks of the Armed Forces.
‘We now need to pay more attention to retraining programs for Ukrainians in professions that are in maximum demand. First of all, we are talking about women who are already mastering once purely ‘men’ professions,’ Svyrycenko explained.
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