- Women basically run the show behind the scenes. It is accepted for women to do manual labor into their old age, and to do all the cooking and the cleaning.
- Women are not supposed to have a man in their house, not even a friend, or to be at a bar or café (especially drinking) alone. Instead of drinking shots of vodka at a party, women often drink shots of (homemade) wine instead, but it’s not required.
- Despite some conservative views of gender roles, the Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, is viewed as intelligent and capable, and never dismissed as a ditz or as being overly ambitious.
- Men tend to ask women out, and can be very forward. It’s actually unusual for men and women to be just friends, relations between the two can be quite formal.
- Modern Ukrainian women work as much as men and often try to manage all the housekeeping. The expected role of women in everyday life is cooking, arranging table, cleaning after guests (for example, if there's a home-party or a picnic). And they gladly do it. But asking or forcing can be roughly rejected.
- If a woman is a guest she would offer her help to clean after a meal, but usually this is politely refused.
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