"Ukraine is increasingly a country held together, behind the military lines, by women. Those in their 30s millennial women born into an independent Ukraine, raised in economic turbulence and thrust into adulthood on the wave of revolution and war are shouldering huge burdens of responsibility. They are fundraising for the army, or sometimes serving in it. They are running civil society organisations, advocating for their country abroad and becoming activists."
"in 2022 she raised more than $40,000 (30,000) as much as she had paid for her own flat to buy bulletproof vests, converting the money into cryptocurrency to pay a Chinese factory. She volunteers for about five hours a week at a military unit, is converting her literature PhD into a book, writing a post-apocalyptic novel, and using her fluent English to advocate for Ukraine the kind of portfolio of paid and unpaid work that is not unusual among her purpose-driven generation."
Millennial Ukrainian women in their 30s carry major societal and military-adjacent responsibilities behind the front lines. They organize fundraising for the army, serve in units, run civil society organisations, advocate internationally and lead activist efforts. Unlike men who face conscription and travel bans, these women retain choices about enlistment and emigration. Many confront decisions about having children while war persists. Exhaustion, stress and grief are pervasive. Some balance paid work, volunteering and creative projects while converting donations into equipment, as one academic publisher raised tens of thousands to buy bulletproof vests and volunteers weekly at a military unit.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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