Yana Zhdanova

Yana Zhdanova Яна Жданова
Zhdanova at the Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv in August 2013
Born	(1988-02-28) 28 February 1988 (age 36) Makiivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	University of Culture and Arts, Kyiv, Ukraine
Occupation	Activist
Years active	2009–present

Iana (Yana) Zhdanova (Ukrainian: Яна Жданова; born (1988-02-28)28 February 1988) is a Ukrainian feminist and social activist who since the 2000s has been a leading member of the radical feminist protest group FEMEN. The movement became known for organizing controversial bare-breasted protests against inequality between men and women, prostitution, sex industry, dictatorship, homophobia and other political and social issues.