The monograph entitled Difficult Events in the Contemporary World. Different experience and perspectives of female andmale educators is a collection of insights of educational practitioners on the contemporary world and the difficult and dramatic events we are involved in and we witness. It is an attempt to reflect the current experiences of the European community in the form of various, sometimes very personal, narratives. It is a document of the first phase of the war in Ukraine and the reflections and experiences of people during and in connection with the war. It is a collection of contributions from people representing various academic and educational centres in Europe. Each text presents a different perspective and takes up a slightly different theme. Individual texts provide a distinct narrative by the author(s) on the difficult reality in which the European and global society functions today. All the articles form a common story about the dramatic changes in the modern world, ways of resolving difficulties, overcoming obstacles and attempts aimed at creating a better life, a better living.