Political parties in Ukraine should pay attention to the fact that Ukrainians are ready to vote for women, Swedish Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Hagstrom has said.

"What is interesting and can be strange for someone: people are ready to vote for strong and professional women. This gives us faith in the future. Now there are not very many women in the parliament, but people are ready to vote for them, and I think, that parties should take this into consideration during the next election," the Ambassador of Sweden told journalists in Kyiv on Wednesday.

According to him, the female half of the country should be taken into account.

He also noted that it is necessary to strive to ensure gender equality in Ukraine. "Of course, if you look at the parliament, the percentage of women is low there, one of the lowest in Europe," the diplomat said.