Lesia Vasylenko

Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, and President, Bureau of Women Parliamentarians, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

Lesia Vasylenko is a Ukrainian MP. In Parliament, she chairs the Subcommittee on Climate Change. At the outset of the escalation of Russian aggression on 24 February 2022, MP Vasylenko’s strong international background allowed her to quickly become one of Ukraine's strongest voices on various international platforms.

Articles by Lesia Vasylenko

1. Getting more women in politics

   Lesia Vasylenko

   Gender — Global

   Just one in four parliamentarians today are women. Yet, as responses to recent crises have shown, countries with more gender balance among their politicians often fare better than those dominated by men. How do we achieve genuine gender equality in politics?

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   1 March 2023

   SDGs: 5 16 17