Is there gender equality in Russia?

Thus, there are Gender differences in life expectancy ; men in Russia have a slightly lower life expectancy compared to the global average of 66 years for men .... read more

No there is no gender equality in Russia. There used to be more of an equality between men and women in Soviet times (communists are really big proponents of equality of all), but the gender gap has widened in the last 10-15 years. read more

Surveys also indicate this attitude among the majority of women. Nonetheless, there are signs of progress. In early March 2015 the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) conducted a survey and discovered that the situation regarding gender equality has improved. read more

Real gender problem in the Russian Federation is a low women’s average wage, which constitutes 60% of men’s salary. Meanwhile, in regions this problem has the following dependence: the richer a region is - the bigger is difference between men’s and women’s salary, and, on the contrary, in regions with low income inequality is minimal, and sometimes women earn even more than men. read more