Women in Ukraine have equal constitutional rights as men in the economic, political, cultural, and social fields, as well as in the family.
Ukrainian[citation needed] peasant women in Chaszczowanie (ukr. Хащованя), Poland, c. late 1930s.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko and President of Poland Lech Kaczyński (July 2008)
Femen is a Ukrainian radical feminist activist group whose goal is to protect women's rights. The organization became internationally known for organizing controversial topless protests against sex tourism, religious institutions, sexism, homophobia, and other social, national, and international topics. Founded in Ukraine, the group is now based in France. Femen describes its ideology as being "sextremism, atheism and feminism".
A Femen activist in front of the Security Service of Ukraine headquarters
Femen protest in Kyiv, 9 November 2009. Early protests were provocative but not topless.
Femen protest in Kyiv during the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election against the election of Victor Yanukovych. The signs read "The War Begins Today" and "Stop Raping the Country."
Femen protest against EURO 2012 on 8 June 2012