The Platform was created as an advisory body to the Commission on Coordination of Executive Authorities on Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men, which functions as a temporary advisory body to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The Commission was established to ensure coordinated action by executive authorities to implement a unified state policy on achieving gender equality in all spheres of public life (hereinafter reffered to as state gender policy).
The Platform aim:
Ensuring coordinated cooperation between executive authorities, civil society, private sector actors, development partners, and international organizations to uphold the principles of gender equality and inclusion throughout Ukraine’s recovery process.
– Visualization
– Coordination
– Information
– Advocacy
The organizational work of the Platform is provided by the implementing partner. The Ukrainian Women’s Fund is the implementing partner for the period 2023, with the support of the UK Government, provided through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office within the framework of the project “Women. Peace. Security: Acting Together”.
The Coordinator of the Platform is the Head of the Commission on Coordination of Executive Authorities on Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men – Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine.
The Deputy Coordinator of the Platform is the Deputy Head of the Commission – Government Commissioner for Gender Policy Policy.
Representatives of state bodies that ensure development and implementation of state policy on ensuring gender equality and inclusion, as well as people’s deputies of Ukraine.
Development partners, business representatives, representatives of international and non-governmental organizations that work for ensuring gender equality and inclusion.
Coordination Council of the Platform is esponsible for making consolidated decisions on the Platform’s priorities, composed of relevant stakeholders and governmental representatives.
Composition of the Coordination Council:
The Civil Society Advisory Panel is an association of civil society representatives – participants of the Platform, which was established to strengthen the voice of civil society.
The aim of the Advisory Panel is to strengthen the influence of civil society on the processes of ensuring gender mainstreaming and inclusion in recovery, coordination of activities, involvement in decision-making, and ensurig the participation of civil society representatives in recovery and reconstruction processes. All civil society representatives who become members of the Platform’s working group automatically become participants of the Advisory Panel.
Benefits of participation in the Civil Society Advisory Panel:
– Policy influence: participation in the development of gender-sensitive policies that shape the recovery process.
– Access to up-to-date information: obtaining new data and research that contribute to effective project planning.
– Networking and partnerships: cooperation with other organizations to share experiences and resources.
– Strengthening advocacy: increasing the effectiveness of advocacy campaigns through a common voice.
– Involvement in recovery processes: the opportunity to influence the implementation of projects that take into account the needs of different social groups.
– Strengthening expertise: increasing the level of expertise in issues of gender equality and inclusion.
– Strengthening visibility: increasing visibility of the organization’s expertise at the national and international levels.
GENDER INCLUSIVE RECOVERY – PREPARATORY EVENT “ON THE ROAD TO URC 2025”
The work of the Platform for Gender Mainstreaming and Inclusion in Recovery: achievements of the past year and future priorities
This document is the result of joint efforts by the expert community of the Civil Society Advisory Panel under the Platform for Ensuring Gender Mainstreaming and Inclusion in Recovery.
The 10 blocks of gender responsive and inclusive recovery incorporate the needs of women and men, boys and girls from diverse groups.
Only this approach can bring the principle “build back better” to life.
Participation of women in decision-making is a key component of effective recovery and will be a lasting investment in the future.
The study aims to determine whether communities apply gender equality principles when developing recovery plans, and what is the role of women in this process, to study the experiences of women who lead communities or play a prominent role in its governance, and also to identify the challenges that women face in recovery processes.
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The study was made possible thanks to the support of the from the UK Government, provided through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, as part of the project “Women. Peace. Security: Acting Together” implemented by the Ukrainian Women’s Fund. The view, expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of United Kingdo, Ukrainian Women’s Fund or the Government Commissioner for Gender Policy
In the context of full-scale war and a protracted humanitarian crisis, Ukrainian media play a critical role that goes far beyond informing the public. They are active participants in documenting events, monitoring recovery, promoting community interests, and building trust in government and international institutions. Support of content and approaches fostering inclusiveness and gender equality in the context of recovery demand special attention.
In this analysis, Women in Media NGO proposes a number of recommendations for international organizations regarding cooperation with Ukrainian media in the context of a gender-responsive approach to recovery.
The recommendations are based on 12 in-depth interviews with representatives of regional and national media outlets held in 2025, as well as findings from a quantitative survey on how Ukrainian journalists cover the topic of gender-responsive recovery, conducted in 2024.
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Analytical report was produced in framework of the Action “Network of gender think tanks: capacity development for advanced policy design, impact assessment, strategic advocacy, and specialized policy communications” implemented by the Ukrainian Women’s Fund with the support of the European Union. Contents of the publication are the sole responsibility of the NGO Women in media.