Gender and the Orange Revolution

Abstract

A gendered perspective on politics is used for explaining why Ukraine's Orange Revolution has so far not led to a dramatic increase in the political influence of civic associations or to a broader democratization of power relations within the political system. Women entered the post-communist political system in a marginal position. They were also never able to develop political bargaining power in the authoritarian political system that emerged after Ukraine's independence. The prospect of integration into the European Union has increased the salience of gender inequality, because states that seek to join the EU must enact extensive equal opportunity legislation. But elite divisions about Ukraine's geopolitical orientation reduce the likelihood that gender equality measures that have been introduced will be implemented successfully. This article benefited from helpful comments from David Mandell and Nicole Edgar Morford. The International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) and the Reed College Levine Fund generously provided funding that made possible the research upon which this article is based.

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