Polischuk, lost her husband on a war, she became an IDP in Poland. She decided to return to Ukraine and be useful for her country working on a coal mine underground. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) ...

From driving tractors to working in coal mines, Ukrainian women are taking jobs once reserved for men, who are being drafted to the front lines in the war with Russia. Women have also signed up to ...

AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka Women work in a tunnel of a coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 30. DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Koliadiuk was curious. The 19-year-old ...

Women were praised for their wartime work, but expected to make way for the returning troops. As after WW1, there was an assumption that their temporary roles had been specifically linked to wartime.

In the 1960s and 1970s, women were able to expand their horizons and career opportunities. Vintage photos from the past 100 years show how their roles have changed. Working women have come a long ...

The number of women working in the construction industry on P.E.I. rose in 2024 after falling the year prior, according to a report from a Canadian industry group. BuildForce, which represents all ...

The 19-year-old Ukrainian agronomy student spotted an ad seeking women to enroll in a tractor driving course and decided to try. But the industrial vehicle was huge and complex, and she wasn’t ...

First, there is significant demand for jobs by women currently not in the labor force. Second, willing female non-workers have difficulty matching to jobs. Third, obtaining vocational training is ...