SUMMARY
In the article the peculiarities of the female professional and personal experiences in reconstruction of the coal mining in Donbass during the postwar period are described. The female labor force participation in reconstruction was caused by demographic imbalance between women and men as a result of war, by the recognition of the vital importance of heavy industry for state. The specificity of mass mobilization for economic reconstruction is determined, the motivation of females to work in male-dominated fields of industry are highlighted. The influence of propaganda and the system of "socialist competition" as factors, contributing to increasing the labor productivity is analyzed. It is noted that under the conditions of unsettled economic and social problems these measures provided the necessary economic effect for a relatively short time. The working conditions in the coal mines are represented. There are some problems, which women, employed in the coal-mining, had: lack of experience, difficult working conditions, traumatic injuries, problems in food supply,poor medical care. The peculiarities of social adaptation and the different role statuses at work and at home are highlighted. According to the state policy the women must combine the family life, in particular motherhood, with work and social activity. The state had supported such social initiatives. The female labor force participation whether voluntary or forced, has become one of the most important factors in the post-war reconstruction of the coal industry in Donbass.