Iryna Bekeshkina among 100 Most Influential Women of Ukraine
For 5 years in a row
FOCUS magazine
compiles the rating of Top 100 Most Influential Women of the year
who influence politics, economy and public opinion of the country.
Traditionally Iryna Bekeshkina, Director of Ilko Kucheriv
Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Senior Research Scientist of the
Sociology Institute attached to the National Academy of Sciences of
Ukraine, occupies prominent place in this rating.
This year Iryna occupied 54th place. The Foundation she manages
became a member of the Association of Analytical Centers of the
Open Society (PASOS) – the organization of famous sociologists of
Eastern Europe.
In the country of never-ending elections sociologists gain a lot of
influence, sometimes not less influence than politics. Iryna
Bekeshkina is one of the sociologists whose weight in Ukraine is
undisputable. In 1998 Democratic Initiatives Foundation was the
first organization conducting exit-polls in Ukraine. Unfortunately,
there was no possibility to carry out the exit-poll during the
local elections this year – the project needed additional funding.
However Mrs. Bekeshkina has assigned a grade to Ukrainian politics.
She thinks that Ukrainian elections deserve “F”, the lowest grade
possible. This year Iryna Bekeshkina and Ukrainian sociology in
whole faced a huge loss – Ilko Kucheriv, the founder and
longstanding Director of Democratic Initiatives Foundation passed
away. After his death Mrs. Bekeshkina headed the Foundation and
made efforts so that Kucheriv’s ideas came true. “My duty is to
realize the plans that we’ve developed together with Ilko… And I
will do this”, - she promises.
Age: 58
Position: Democratic Initiatives Foundation Director
Marital status: not married
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