Deutschlandfunk (In German): Mehr als 450 Berufe dürfen Frauen in Russland nicht ausüben. Offizielle Begründung: Die Fortpflanzungsfähigkeit der Frau müsse geschützt werden. Aber die Regeln aus Sowjetzeiten sind umstritten – und könnten demnächst gelockert werden. ADC Memorial hat wegen politischen…
Based on the results of the 64th session of the UN Committee on Socio-Economic and Cultural Rights, experts of the Committee made recommendations to the authorities of Turkmenistan aimed at achieving gender equality within the framework of implementation of the…
We frequently hear the opinion that the list of professions banned for women is a protective measure, since it protects women from arduous work conditions. Is this the case? If we’re going to speak about proper work conditions, then they…
In my opinion, the draft of the Ministry of Labor order substantially narrows down the list of banned professions for women, which is the result of Svetlana Medvedeva’s case, among other things. First of all, restrictions on the use of…
Irina Solomatina, head of “Gender Route” project, interviewed Mikola Sharakh, Deputy Chairman of the Free Trade Union of Belarus, about the situation of women workers at “Polotsk-Steklovolokno” glass fiber production company. – “Polotsk-Steklovolokno” company website reports that women in the…
In March 2018, the RF Ministry of Labor presented a draft of a new “List of Harmful and Dangerous Workplace Factors and Jobs Restricted for Women.” During the public discussion, the first version of the amended list was criticized by…
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