s1e11: The role of women is so central to the Ukrainian identity that even the word 'Ukraine' is widely associated by Ukrainians with 'a woman.' The country has exceptionally ancient, pioneering, and strong matriarchal traditions that still manifest to this very day. For example, Europe's largest share of women on active military duty or women leading Ukrainian civil society. The strong female vibe of Ukraine has also always made Russian colonial patriarchy lose their goddamned minds. For this episode, we recruit the help of Olena Shevchenko, a prominent queer activist and feminist, and our own Valeriia Voshchevska, stepping in this time as a co-founder of Marsh Zhinok, Ukraine's largest feminist rally, to decolonize the image of Ukrainian women.

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