Ukraine, an Eastern European country of about 50 million people,
has a well-educated and skilled labor force (UN).Nineteen years have
passed since Ukraine declared its independence from the former
Soviet Union and the country has made substantial progress in
shifting towards a free-market economy, structured labor markets
and democratization. However, many vital problems still remain to
be solved, among which are high barriers to entrepreneurship and
traditional views of women as the “weaker” gender. Women in
business in the country cope with stereotypes and other
issues which often create insurmountable obstacles to their business
endeavors.