What can we say about feminism off the top of our heads? We remember the suffragettes, Simone de Beauvoir and The Second Sex, we know about the first, second and even third wave of feminism, but the question of what contribution Ukrainians have made to the development of feminism can put anyone against the wall. One may wonder: why do we need such knowledge? In a situation where the idea of gender equality is still a beautiful dream, and the topic of the fight for women’s rights and equal rights is marginalized and reduced to the level of not always funny memes, reading “A Brief History of Ukrainian Feminism” shows how lightly and with distance, but also quite seriously, we can talk about this “ism” that still evokes extreme reactions.

Participants: Yuliya Vus – Graphic novelist; Andrij Saweneć – Translator; Illia Strongovsky – Concept; Liliya Omelianenko – Comic book publisher in Ukraine, Moderator: Agnieszka Lichnerowicz; Interpreter: Anna Jawdosiuk-Małek

Mykola Yabchenko – Digital literacy specialist at UNDP in Ukraine. Graduate of the Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University in international information. He has cooperated with various international organizations and Ukrainian civil society organizations, including the Ukrainian Women’s Fund. He is a profeminist, communication and gender equality expert, promoter of feminism and responsible fatherhood.

Ivan Kypybida – Illustrator, comic book artist and book designer from Ukraine. Currently lives and works in Lviv. He deals with commercial illustration, book illustration and cover design, comics, editorial illustration, poster design and animation.