TERNIVKA, Ukraine — It's still dark when the busload of miners arrives for the morning shift at this small city in eastern Ukraine's coal country. Among the workers is 36-year-old Iryna Ostanko, ...
As Russia's army advances on coal mines powering Ukraine and its steel industry, women in a small coal town adjust to new roles as miners. They've replaced men who're now fighting on the front lines.
This research was funded by the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford. Globally, coal mines are generally concentrated in certain areas. This means that the labour market effects of the ...
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