More and more women in Ukraine are switching to freelancing, showing significant growth compared to men, according to Ukrainian platform Freelancehunt.
Female freelancers
Changes among freelancers
The percentage of women who chose the freelance path increased significantly, reaching 59% newly arrived freelancers, which is significantly different from previous years, when freelancing was mostly more popular among the male half. The mobilization of men has led to a labor shortage in the labor market, but the situation remains more stable in the freelance sector, as the drop compared to last year is only 8%.
Reasons for the popularity of freelancing
The change in trends is associated with a number of factors, the main of which there is a full-scale war in Ukraine. An increase in interest in freelancing among women was observed in October-November 2023, which coincided with active discussions of the draft law on mobilization.
Popular specializations
Among women who have recently joined freelance work, the following are especially popular specializations:
- Content creation: copywriting, article writing, rewriting
- Design of interfaces and websites
- Designing pages in social networks
- Translation services into English
- Content management
- Audio and video editing
- SMM and marketing services
- Graphic design: logos, banners, business cards, typography
- Design of mobile applications
- Development of presentations
- Processing of photos, illustrations and drawings
Glossary
- Freelancehunt - Ukrainian platform for freelancers
- AIN.UA - popular Ukrainian IT publication
- Reuters - one of the largest international news agencies
Links
- Reuters article on increasing number of women in leadership positions in Ukrainian IT due to full-scale war
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According to data from the Freelancehunt platform, the number of female freelancers in Ukraine is growing rapidly. Currently, 59% of new freelancers are women. Freelancing opens up new opportunities for women, allowing them to combine career and family responsibilities.
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Mariya
Freelancing is really becoming more and more popular among women in Ukraine. I personally became interested in this option of work when the war started. 💻 I have the qualification of a copywriter and found several good orders on freelancing sites.
Robert
It is interesting that freelancing allows women to continue working, despite all the difficulties of the war. 🕊️ It seems to me that such flexibility of the schedule and the possibility of remote work is a huge plus for many.
Sophie
Indeed, freelancing is gaining popularity because of the war. I am a designer and illustrator and I found new clients from abroad. 🎨 This allows me to earn even during active hostilities.
Viktor
In my opinion, such a surge in the popularity of freelancing among Ukrainian women is a completely natural reaction to the events. 💪 This is a kind of self-preservation and adaptation to new life circumstances.
Grygorii
These freelancers are nonsense! 😠 Who will sit and draw business cards when there is a war? This is all one-time entertainment, not serious work. It is necessary to do something useful for society.
Nataliya
I do not agree, dear Grigoriyu! 🙅♀️ Freelancing is a great opportunity for women to realize themselves and earn a living in difficult conditions. SMM, video editing, programming - all these are very important directions.
Ivan
I liked the examples of fields in which women are actively working as freelancers. 👩💻 Let's say, content management is a really in-demand service now. And copywriting and rewriting are important for spreading information about events in Ukraine.
Anastasia
Yes, thanks to freelancing I can work from anywhere! 🌍 I am engaged in translations into English, which helps to spread true information about the war in Ukraine in the world.