When Nataliia Koval, a local councilwoman from the Khmelnytska oblast, first announced her intention to join a gender-focused caucus (GFC) in the Oblast council, she did not know that the decision would mean navigating a minefield of bias, stereotypes, and sarcasm, as well as accusations of “ruining family values” from her colleagues.
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