Introduction The article deals with the problem of gender differentiation of the deputy leadership at the regional level in Ukraine. Socio-demographic predictors of women's political leadership in foreign and domestic research are characterized. The topicality of the study is due to the insufficient development of the relevant problem, the challenges of European integration, the objectives of state gender policy to ensure equal participation of women in all spheres of public life. Purpos. The purpose of the article is to analyze and compare the socio-demographic predictors of political leadership of women and men in the context of local elections in Ukraine. Methods. Research methods: 1) theoretical - analysis and synthesis, generalization and systematization of theoretical positions; 2) empirical - collection and systematization of quantitative data on the Central Electoral Commission web portal; 3) mathematical and statistical - calculation of arithmetic means and percentages. Originality. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the theoretical analysis of socio-psychological mechanisms of becoming a woman politician. Within the gender psychology of leadership from the standpoint of foreign and domestic research, the socio-demographic predictors of women's political leadership are characterized. The practical significance of the results of the empirical study is to identify the specifics of gender differentiation of parliamentary leadership at the local level depending on gender, age, region of residence, place of birth, field of employment and level of education. According to the main socio-demographic predictors, no significant differences were found between male and female candidates. It was found that the district social environment, in contrast to the city region, stimulates women to political activity and self-realization in the public sphere. Conclusion. The comparative analysis showed more in common than different in the political activity of women - candidates and winners in local elections in the western and eastern regions of Ukraine. It was found that almost a third of women from officially registered candidates become deputies. Minor differences between the winners in the city and district councils concerned age, place of residence, and party affiliation. Higher education and work in the socionomic sphere are common socio-demographic predictors of victory in local elections. Prospects for further research. We see prospects for further research in expanding the comparative aspect of the problem of women's political leadership in the formation of the principles of parity democracy in Ukraine, the introduction of a gender-sensitive approach as an effective mechanism for implementing public policy to achieve gender equality.

В статье рассматривается проблема гендерной дифференциации депутатского лидерства на региональном уровне в Украине. Охарактеризованы социально-демографические предикторы женского политического лидерства в зарубежных и отечественных исследованиях. Исследована специфика проявлений психологических предикторов женского лидерства в условиях местных выборов «Украина-2020».

У статті розглянуто проблему ґендерної диференціації депутатського лідерства на регіональному рівні в Україні. Охарактеризовано соціально-демографічні предиктори жіночого політичного лідерства у зарубіжних та вітчизняних дослідженнях. Емпірично досліджена специфіка прояву психологічних предикторів жіночого лідерства в умовах місцевих виборів «Україна-2020».