War has changed Ukraine's workforce, especially in heavy industry and mining. With men conscripted to fight the war against Russia, women have started working in traditionally male jobs.
says she hopes Ukraine keeps underground mine jobs open for women. "This country needs women to rebuild it," she says. "This country needs women to rebuild it" Valentina Riabova, a 50-year-old ...
Valentina Riabova, a welder who works on the surface of the Ternivka coal mine, says she hopes Ukraine keeps underground mine jobs open for women. "This country needs women to rebuild it," she says.