Gender, Politics, and Society in Ukraine is particularly innovative in its exploration of both women's and men's experiences and the ways in which gender relations shift over time in societies undergoing transitions to democracy.

Contents Introduction: Gender in Transition: Legacies, Opportunities, and Milestones in Post-Soviet Ukraine I. Politics and Gender 1.1) Mosaic Model of Gender Democracy in Ukraine 1.2) Discourse of Continuity and Change: The Legislative Path to Equality 1.3) Electoral Reforms and Women's Representation in Ukraine 1.4) Global Campaigns to Combat Violence against Women: Theorizing their Impact in Postcommunist Ukraine II. Gender and Social Structures 2.1) Gender, Nation and Reproduction: Demographic Discourses and Practices in Ukraine After the Orange Revolution 2.2) (Re)constructing the Women's Histories in Ukraine: Actors, Agents, Narratives 2.3) Gender and Social Worth in Post-Soviet Ukrainian Civil Society 2.4) Homeless Men and Masculinity Crisis in Contemporary Ukraine III. Gender and Education 3.1) Gender Policy and Education in Contemporary Ukraine: Discourses and Controversies 3.2) Gender Analysis of School Textbooks in Ukraine 3.3) Educational Achievement, Social Background and Occupational Allocations of Young Men and Women in Ukraine IV. Emerging Issues 4.1) Gender and Health in Ukraine 4.2) Maculinity in Soviet and Post-Soviet Ukraine: Models and their Implications 4.3) Cash and/or Care: Current Discourses and Practices of Fatherhood in Ukraine 4.4) Ukrainian Societal Attitudes towards the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities 4.5) Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Ukraine: Tensions, Challenges and Possibilities Afterword