Gender Profiles of Local Government Heads and Economic Capacity of Territorial Communities: Evidence from Ukraine

Oleh Karyy, Nazar Hlynskyy, Maryiana Gvozd, Natalia Horbal, Łukasz Skowron, Ewa Golec and Nadiia Artyukhova ()
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Oleh Karyy: Department of Management of Organizations, Lviv Polytechnic National University, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
Nazar Hlynskyy: Department of Marketing and Logistics, Lviv Polytechnic National University, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
Maryiana Gvozd: Department of Management of Organizations, Lviv Polytechnic National University, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
Natalia Horbal: Department of Foreign Trade and Customs, Lviv Polytechnic National University, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
Łukasz Skowron: Faculty of Management, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
Ewa Golec: Institute of Public Administration and Business, WSEI University, 20-209 Lublin, Poland
Nadiia Artyukhova: Department of Marketing, Sumy State University, 40007 Sumy, Ukraine

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 5, 1-22

Abstract: Achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development requires proactive measures at different levels worldwide. In particular, increasing equality and women’s empowerment (SDG 5 “Gender equality”) in public governance is a crucial step in boosting economic growth and the sustainable development of communities, regions, and countries. This research investigates the relationship between gender equality in local governance and communities’ economic development. It is based on the correlation and regression analysis of statistical data pertaining to 118 territorial communities (TCs) in Ukraine and depicts the dependence between the gender composition of the local governments and the economic capacity of the territorial communities. These findings may influence comprehensive sustainable development at the community level globally.

Keywords: SDG 5; women empowerment; gender profile; economic capacity; local government; correlation analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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