07.03.2018
Theme: women’s rights
01.03.2018
The right to work has no Gender. Hearing at the European Parliament, Brussels – 6th March 2018 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...
27.02.2018
Wonderzine: “Russian Railways” backs abolition of the list of “unfeminine” professions “Russian Railways” proposed to abolish the list of “unfeminine” professions, the company’s representative is quoted as saying in a recent publication of the corporate newspaper “Gudok”. Piotr Potapov, head of the department for labor protection, industrial safety and environmental control...
17.02.2018
Occupations prohibited for women: interview with firefighter Anna Shpenova According to the list of occupations prohibited for women adopted by the Russian government, women in Russia are not allowed to be directly engaged in extinguishing fires. This professional activity is indicated in the list of professions prohibited for women...
29.01.2018
“Discrimination by law”: Medvedeva’s legal appeal confirmed that women in Russia were discriminated by the government Samara regional court has considered the appeal of Svetlana Medvedeva and has agreed with the conclusions of the court of first instance. The appellate court has confirmed that the refusal to accept Medvedeva for the position of motorist/ helmsman back...
22.01.2018