A meeting of the Women’s Section of the UkrNS was held

The first meeting of the Women’s Section of the Ukrainian Nuclear Society after a long break took place on March 20 in an online format. Representatives of separate divisions of UkrNS joined the meeting; heads of the separate subdivisions of the Society were also invited, as well as participants of UkrNS projects for youth.

The meeting participants discussed the plans and objectives of the Women’s Section. In particular, about creating a community within a public organization to support women working in the nuclear industry, promoting their professional and personal development, prompt exchange of ideas and plans, involving a wider range of women-specialists in the implementation of the Society’s events and projects, establishing cooperation with other women’s industry and public organizations of Ukraine and other countries, as well as educational events with the participation of representatives of UkrNS.

In addition, the draft Gender Equality Plan of the NGO UkrNS was presented at the meeting. The Ukrainian Nuclear Society, as the largest industry-based public organization in Ukraine, uniting more than 3,000 members, always strives to follow the highest and most advanced world practices, including sustainable development goals. One of the priority goals is to promote gender equality. The presented document contains detailed information about the goals of UkrNS in this direction, defines a list of measures, distributes responsibilities and lists the necessary resources to improve gender equality in the Society and the nuclear industry of Ukraine as a whole. The approval of the Plan is planned at the next Board Meeting of the UkrNS.

The meeting participants also presented a number of proposals and ideas for intensifying the work of the women’s section, and also discussed initiatives for the nearest events of UkrNS both in separate subdivisions and for the women’s community of the Society as a whole. These include creative, volunteer and charity projects, conducting trainings and seminars for women, implementing mentoring programs during the introductory campaign for youth, participation of women in events of the general public, where they will more widely share their experience in nuclear and related fields, and others.

Participants in the event expressed hope that such an area as the activities of the women’s section within the Society could be another tool for women’s self-realization, their professional and personal growth.