Oleksa Rudenko, 

painter

“The Ukrainian woman is a special genre. She is very expansive and stands firmly on her feet. That’s connected with historical tradition. Therefore, some men  are even henpecked. I do not think they are very spoiled. We have no tradition of patriarchal despotism, which is more common for Russia. That’s why in our country a woman relatively has balance with a man.”

Olena Romas, 

student

“I can say that abroad men respect women more. When they (foreigners) come to Ukraine, they treat women differently than Ukrainian men. But I’m satisfied with Ukrainian men. There are just different people.”

Amr Abu Elenin, 

manager in the pharmaceutical industry

“The most beautiful women are in Ukraine. Everyone knows it. The problem is in Ukraine a woman often becomes a head of the family. So she always needs a weak man. Then it will work. And if there’s a strong man, it will be a scandal. In Ukraine women often do men’s work.”

Andriy Grynko, 

student

“I think beautiful women are beautiful everywhere. It doesn’t depend on the country where they live. That’s why men can’t be choosy. Every beautiful woman can find a worthy man.”

Zhanna Sundieva, 

visa consultant

“Well-groomed men, businessmen, of course, can be capricious. Wealthier men are more capricious and simple ones are normal. If they fall in love, they are not looking for any benefits. The main thing in our time is that people should have jobs. Then they will be confident and will not be afraid of meeting women.”