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Despite the notable success of the Russian authorities in improving working conditions, a large number of people continue to work in unfavorable conditions. This problem is particularly important when we speak about women, since their status in terms of labor and employ-ment is more vulnerable than that of men. On […]

Popov A. V. Women in unfavorable working conditions: system ...


The article investigates problems of combining paid employment and maternity. The theoretical approaches presented in the economic and sociological literature explaining the conflict of social roles of women’s “work and maternityˮ are analyzed. The differences in the positions of rural and urban mothers with children in the labor market are […]

Blinova T. V., Vyal’shina A. A. Working mothers’ ...


The article considers a specific group of freelancers — mom freelancers, or mama-lancers — in terms of their lifestyle characteristics and the formation of lifestyle settings. Ma-ma-lancers are women with children who use freelance as paid employment. The methodological foundations of studying the lifestyle of mama-lancers, the results of an […]

Kozhevnikova E. V., Kharchenko V. S. Lifestyle of ...



The article presents an analytical study conducted on the basis of empirical socio-psychological and sociological works of domestic authors devoted to the problem of gender relations in the family. Changes occurring to the family are considered as the evolution of the family and the transformation of family structures that naturally […]

Kletsina I. S., Vekilova S. A. Gender relations ...


The article analyzes the impact of pandemic on gender time allocation at the household in Russia. The research is based on statistical analysis of the survey conducted on the “Yandex. Glance” platform in May, 22—23.05, 2020. Our hypotheses are as follows: 1) during the period of self-isolation, the amount of […]

Kalabikhina I. E., Rebrey S. M. Household chores ...


The article contains analysis of international legal regulation of issues relating to the elimination of violence against women and domestic violence. Main international docu-ments accepted in the aforementioned sphere have been highlighted. The experience of the Council of Europe and its member states on combatting the phenomenon of gender vio-lence […]

Goncharenko O. K. International and national law and practice ...



In 2020 the international community is celebrating several significant dates related to gender issues. These developments are of fundamental importance for Canada, which is actively involved in the development of gender policy at the international and domestic levels. The article examines the initiatives of the government of Canada to introduce […]

Israelian E. V. National security of Canada: gender dimension, ...


The article considers the current situation of women in the European Union labor mar-ket in the context of the UN Agenda 2030 as well as describes the relevant EU legislation. The factors that determine the difference in pay and features of inequality at the professional level are identified. The reasons […]

Govorova N. V. The European Union market in the ...




The article examines the gender policy of the state in the Russian Federation during the 25 years since the IV UN World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995). It is noted that ini-tially the conference and the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at it had a significant impact on the […]

Voronina O. A. Post-Beijing: Russian gender policy in the ...


Poverty is rather high in contemporary Russia: every eighth Russian was poor according to the official statistics in 2018. Fighting poverty is among the top strategic development goals for the period till 2024. The paper studies gender disparities in poverty among Russian adults. Better understanding of gender structure of poverty […]

Denisova I. A., Kartseva M. A. Gender poverty gap in ...


The article is devoted to the study of mass political mobilization of women in the 1920s. The problem is considered on the materials of the Yenisei province. The authors used a wide range of archival materials and local periodicals. They showed that the party and the state did not have […]

Dolidovich O. M., Karchaeva T. G. Political mobilization of women ...



The article is the first essay in Russian historiography on the history of the emergence and establishment of women’s political organizations in Russia at the beginning of the XX c., the struggle for women’s suffrage and the competence to voice women’s demands in the State Duma. The authors recreate the […]

Pushkareva I. M., Pushkareva N. L. Formation of women’s political ...


The authors examine students’ ideas about modern family, attitude to marriage, distribution of family responsibilities, family and work balance. The analysis is based on the data of two sociological surveys of senior students on family strategies conducted in 2008 and 2019 in universities in Moscow and Irkutsk stressing the gender […]

Andryushina E. V., Grigorieva N. S., Panova E. A. Gender ...