Women in Steel Industry: Story of Steelworker Yana Pleshyvenko
Zaporizhstal employs many women who, by their own example, prove that the steel industry is moving forward and developing, in particular, thanks to their work, strength, endurance, and professionalism.Yana Pleshyvenko works as a crane operator in Zaporizhstal's cold rolling shop and has been working at the plant for about 30 years. Yana met her future husband at work, and later Yana's son got a job at the plant. Yana has carried her passion and dedication to her work through her life and passed it on to the next generation of Zaporizhstal's employees."Since the start of the full-scale invasion, many of our fellow steelworkers have joined the ranks of the Ukrainian Defence Forces and are now defending our homeland or have been killed in action fighting against the occupiers. However, the enterprise has to work, the industry has to work, so that we can be a pillar for our defenders. That is why we, as women, take on even more responsibilities and approach work with enthusiasm, partly in