DIVOCHE.MEDIA

https://divoche.media/

DIVOCHE.MEDIA is a digital magazine supporting women and publishing real-life stories of Ukrainian women, no matter where they are.

The organisation fills in the vacuum of Ukrainian media outlets for women. Compared with global franchises such as Elle Ukraine or Vogue Ukraine, DIVOCHE.MEDIA's primary goal is to bring the stories down to earth, anchor them in the everyday lives of women and offer to its audience the kind of conversations one usually has with intimate friends in the kitchen, in a cosy bar, "smoking", or in a breakout room in the office.

The pieces focus on women's initiative, culture, NGOs, feminist culture, interviews, feminist values, female rights, and female leadership. The most popular section on the website is Divchina govoryt (in English: A girl talks), with articles written by women for women discussing current topics in Ukrainian society.

DIVOCHE.MEDIA supports and trains young female journalists, helping them to become journalism leaders.

Founded in 2013 after the Euromaidan protests and rebranded in 2022, it is funded through advertising, grants, and, most recently, as many media organisations in Ukraine, through private donations.

The media outlet grows with the tendencies and current events. The full-blown war in February 2022 brought in the stories of the everyday routines of women at war or home, making it through each day with family members far away, volunteering, or embarking on new creative projects to support those at the front.

Last updated date: February 2025

Location:
Kyiv, Ukraine
Year the organisation started publishing:
2013
Languages:
Ukrainian
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Entertainment and culture
Sports
Education
Lifestyle
Environment
Politics
Health and well-being
Society and human rights
Gender
Feminism
LGBTIQ+
DEIA: Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
Refugees
Migration
Journalism genres:
Essays
Interviews and reporting
Graphic novels and comics
Opinion
Narrative journalism
Reviews
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Solutions or constructive journalism
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Collaborative journalism
Fact-checking
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Messaging service
Telegram
Social media platforms
Facebook
Instagram
Tiktok
Podcast
YouTube
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
48000
Instagram number of followers:
27800
YouTube number of followers:
402
Tiktok number of followers:
1931

Management and team

Founders

Female:
2
Male:
0
Founders:
Oksana Pavlenko, Lesya Mazanik
Directors:
Oksana Pavlenko

Team

Full-time employees:
3
Freelancers or consultants:
5

Business structure and revenue sources

Organisation tax status:
Hybrid model
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Paid Memberships
Crowdfunding campaigns for fundraising
Grants
Grants from private donor organisations
Advertising
Google Adsense
Branded content or native advertising
Local advertising sold by own team
National advertising sold by own team
Advertising sold by an external agency
Event sponsorships
Content services for others
Content development for NGOs
Audience support / reader revenue
Individual donations
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Advertising
The second most important revenue source reported:
Grants

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Publishes the names of donors
Has an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t publish an ethics policy / manual
Has a data privacy policy
Publishes a data privacy policy
Has a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t publish a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t have a complaints policy
Doesn’t have a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Is not signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team
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