Even once female Ukrainian refugees reach safety, they face new burdens as single heads of household
- Written by Dilek Cindoglu, Professor of Sociology, Fulbright Fellow, Georgetown University
A Ukrainian family crosses into Slovakia on Feb. 25, 2022. PETER LAZAR/AFP via Getty ImagesRussia’s war on Ukraine is, in many ways, a war on women. The fact that most women do not fight on the battlefield does not mean that their war experiences are less traumatic than male soldiers’ realities.
Most of the 5 million Ukrainian refugees...