How is the condition of gender inequality in Russia?

Well, according to Gender Inequality Index from Wikipedia its same as in US and most EU countries. But as all surveys done by US money take with a grain of salt. read more

Russia still has the widest gender gap in life expectancy at birth (12 years) of any country in the world. 22 In 2013, the average life expectancy for women was 75 while for Russian men it was only 63. 23 Under present conditions, only 54% of 16-year-old boys today will survive to the age of 60. 24 Men are victims of their own masculinity images, which require them to be the head of the family and a breadwinner, performing successfully in business. read more

Conditions of work are another factor to account for this ‘over-mortality’ of men. Share of fatal accidents among men is 24 persons per 100,000, while only 2 – among women. 16 3.2. Women’s Health Level of maternal mortality in Russia is one of the highest worldwide (32 per 100 000 live births)17. read more

Yelena Rozhdestvenskaya, a professor at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, agrees with Feoktistova."Women are inclined to compensate for inequality with privileges that give them the status of the 'weaker sex’,” the sociologist said in a conversation with the BBC. read more

Gender inequality in Russia. In the post-Soviet countries, women’s status has continued to decline. Gender issues in most national and state documents tend to be stated in highly general terms, and there are no gender-specific lines in the budgets. In 2012, only three of 19 ministers and only 11 percent of deputies were women 6. read more