Outcome UKR_O_2

Increased engagement of partners in support of UN Women's mandate

Partnership with the private sector on GEWE As a results of the HeForShe campaign run since 2018 in Ukraine, a critical number of private sector partners expressed their interest in joining the WEPs. As a result, UN Women successfully advocated with the donor (Sweden) to include work with the private sector on promoting GEWE in the new programme to start in March 2022. This is an entry point for the Country Office (CO) to include programming on WEE in the new SN (2023 – 2025). UN Women Ukraine has continued to expand the HeForShe partnership network, currently engaging more than 40 partners. In transitioning to more systemic work based on the seven principles (WEPs), UN Women continued to engage with the private sector through its HeForShe Arts Week 2021 . Partnership with youth In September 2021, the HeForShe University Tour , with the theme “Stereotypes don’t define you”, mobilized five academic partners, national universities in different regions of Ukraine, including two in the security and defence sector, to start the discussion with youth on gender stereotypes, masculinity, zero tolerance for sexual harassment and gender bias on campus. More than 600 students actively engaged in a dialogue, and more than 100,000 youths were reached through social media. The universities committed to taking the next steps to advance gender equality in academia. Partnership with the media The MediaForShe Congress is yet another platform for partner engagement used by UN Women to maintain dialogue about the role of the media in eliminating gender stereotypes and discrimination. The event, held in October 2021, was co-organized in partnership with one of the largest media groups in Ukraine, WEPs signatory StarLightMedia, and resulted in three new WEPs signatories: 1+1 Media, Hromadske Media, and Film.ua. The initiative engaged 15 media companies that made concrete commitments to achieve gender balance in the newsroom (The Village), to advance the theme of feminism in serial production (StarLightMedia), to create a pool of women sports commentators (MEGOGO), and to bring the theme of gender-based violence to the spotlight of reporting (Vogue). The event was shared on social media and was followed by 27,000 viewers online. Supporting links: https://heforsheukraine.info/ https://takflix.com/en/films/women-who-play https://eca.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/09/university-tour-ukraine https://eca.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/10/mediaforshe-congress-kicks-off-a-dialogue-on-gender-equality-with-the-media-in-ukraine-media https://eca.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/03/heforshe-arts-week-2021-in-ukraine

Increased engagement of partners in support of UN Women's mandate

In 2022, many important results were achieved through strategic partnerships with an expanded network of CSOs. The CO work with the CSOs is stipulated by its Civil Society Partnership Strategy, which was informed by the recommendations of UN Women-led assessments ( Rapid Assessment: Impact of the War in Ukraine on Women’s Civil Society Organizations ; Rapid Gender Analysis ) and by a series of consultations with the CSOs facilitated by the CO. Twenty women’s CSOs provided their recommendations to improve UN Women’s CSO work during a consultative meeting in Lviv in October. (read more under question 10) Important progress was also made through partnerships with the private sector and the media : Private sector companies enhanced their commitments and partnerships to advance GEWE in Ukraine. Four new private sector companies signed the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) in 2022, bringing the total number of WEPs signatories in Ukraine to 20 . By signing the WEPs, private sector companies demonstrate their commitment to GEWE and develop plans for how they will contribute to women’s economic empowerment. A two-day Women’s Economic Empowerment Congress (WEE Congress) convened more than 100 Ukrainian businesswomen, representatives of the private and public sectors and academics, both in person in Lviv and online. The Congress concluded with a number of recommendations for private businesses on how to economically empower women during the full-scale war, including by using the WEPs. An employment platform was launched to provide professional guidance, vocational training, and career development and job seeking consultations for women who lost their job and/or income during the war. In total, 405 women received individual consultations and 15,630 women participated in educational activities. 69 organizations, including 29 businesses, expressed their interest to join the project as informational, educational and strategic partners to support women. More than 4.4 million people were reached through dedicated media initiatives to raise awareness about humanitarian services, the impact of war on women and girls and the importance of women’s meaningful participation in all facets of society. In total, 820,527 people were reached through social media by a campaign implemented in partnership with the online magazine Wonder Ukraine raising awareness on the impact of war on women and girls. Over 4.4 million people were reached by the Hromadske Media Campaign 2022, which contributed to the questioning of widespread gender stereotypes and discriminatory attitudes during the war through 10 text and video stories. Over 246,500 people were reached through the 16 Days digital campaign against GBV. Within the campaign, seven UNiTE video statements featuring UN agencies and four vox-pops videos with street interviews on GBV and expert comments and recommendations were published, and info cards and animation were produced.