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Last July, the International Labor Organization adopted the convention “Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work.” Experts called this one of the major international events of the year in the sphere of work, since the…

In March 2017 ADC Memorial launched the campaign #AllJobs4AllWomen​ against restrictions on professions for women in Eastern European and Central Asian countries. At that time, gender-related bans on employment affected hundreds of jobs, including prestigious and high-paying jobs, in 10…

In this issue: summing up the results of the #AllJobs4AllWomen campaign: cancellation of legal professional bans on women’s work in the three countries; partial reduction of the list in Russia and Kazakhstan; interviews with shipbuilding women workers; reflections on domestic…

The issue topic: women’s rights Results of the #allJobs4AllWomen Campaign UN CESCR drew Azerbaijan’s attention to gender equality in the implementation of socio-economic rights Ukrainian expert comments on questions of the UN Human Rights Committee addressed to the government of…

In the three years since the launch of the #AllJobs4AllWomen campaign, three countries have fully repealed legally enshrined professional bans for women and several countries have opened access to hundreds of specializations for women. Women have already started working and…

The Moscow Times: Svetlana Medvedeva gained national attention after the Samara River Passenger Enterprise refused to hire her because of her gender. With assistance from with the St. Petersburg-based Anti-Discrimination Center Memorial (ADC) NGO, Medvedeva fought a five-year legal battle…

On March 6, 2020 discussion on women’s labor rights was held at the premises of “International Memorial” in Moscow, where videos produced as part of the #AllJobs4AllWomen campaign were also presented. Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” also presented its review of the…

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) published recommendations to the Republic of Belarus following the consideration of the state report on compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. During the pre-session of the…

On 20 January 2020, the President of Russia proposed radical changes to the Russian Constitution, but the chilling implications for human rights could echo far beyond Russia’s borders. The draft legislation introduces significant amendments to 14 articles of Russia’s supreme…

The present document covers two main issues: gender discrimination in employment and conservative gender stereotypes leading to early marriages, selective abortions and other adverse consequences.