Ukraine businesses hire more women and teens as labor shortages bite

Driver Liliia Shulha walks to her truck at a compound of a logistics company, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Trebukhiv, Kyiv region, Ukraine Aug. 13, 2024. Teenagers work inside a branch of Vodafone mobile communication provider, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 14, 2024

After spending years in what she described as "boring, sedentary" roles in the offices of several Ukrainian companies, Liliia Shulha landed her dream job as a truck driver with Ukraine's leading retailer, Fozzy Group.