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Cluster analysis of the forest and wood based industries of the Carpathian region of Ukraine
6. GENDER POLICY ASPECTS OF THE CLUSTER ANALYSIS In general, the findings of the survey of the forest and wood-based industries of the Carpathian region show that the number of men employed in the sector is larger than that of women, even though women in the Carpathian region prevail in numbers. This low indicator of women’s employment in the forest sector can be explained primarily by the existing stereotypes while making choices about the future profession. Besides, another important factor comes into play here – receiving equal benefits from professional activities (learning new methods, promotions and career growth, level of wages etc). Fig 33. GENDER STRUCTURE OF FORESTRY WORKERS OF THE CARPATHIANS REGION OF UKRAINE The implementation of the gender analysis of the forest and wood-based industries of the Carpathian region has revealed that in order to conduct a high-quality profound analysis of social and economic processes from a gender perspective, there is a need for a well-developed system of quantitative and qualitative indicators that would reflect all the facets of these processes, which is lacking now. The attempt to outline gender aspects of the forest and wood-based industries of the Carpathian region has confirmed the relevance of the main issues that are topical not only for the four oblasts under research, but also for the whole Ukraine. These issues include first of all: • providing for equal access and representation of men and women in governmental bodies; • providing for equal opportunities in social and labor relations; • developing mechanisms to ensure equal rights and opportunities for men and women.