All jobs for all women campaign news

On March 6, 2018 the European Parliament held hearings on “The right to work without gender discrimination”. Among the speakers was Russian female sailor Svetlana Medvedeva, who had recently managed to prove in court that the ban on the profession…

On March 8, 2018 a rally under the slogan of “I choose feminism” was held in St. Petersburg. The participants and speakers at the rally spoke about gender inequality in Russia and women’s struggle for equal rights and opportunities, about…

Women in Russia are banned from a total of 456 jobs considered dangerous to their health. However Russian President Vladimir Putin says the distinction between men’s and women’s work is an outdated cliché. Watch video

The report Gender Discrimination – Jobs Banned for Women was presented during public hearing at the European Parliament on the discrimination of women in the employment sphere in Eastern Europe and countries of Central Asia. Issued within the campaign of…

The report analyses the «lists of jobs banned for women», discriminative by laws inherited from the Soviet legislation and acting in many countries of former USSR. Issued within the campaign of ADC Memorial #allJobs4allWomen

Tuesday 6 March 2018 – 16:00-18:00 European Parliament – Room A5G315 The right to work has no Gender:  All Jobs for All Women   Moderator: MEP Clare MOODY, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Delegation to the EU-Armenia and…