25.09.2017
Theme: women’s rights
24.09.2017
On September 20, 2017 ADC “Memorial” organized side event “The right to work without gender discrimination” within the framework of the OSCE annual meeting on human rights The problem of the existence of the lists of professions prohibited to women is relevant for a whole region, which consists of ten countries, where women are currently denied access to hundreds of professional occupations because of discriminatory legislative prohibitions...
21.09.2017
The Moscow Times: In Russia, It’s a Woman’s Job to Challenge Soviet-Era Labor Laws In Russia, It’s a Woman’s Job to Challenge Soviet-Era Labor Laws. It took Svetlana Medvedeva five years to fight for her right to become a captain After being rejected by the shipping company, Medvedeva immediately contested the decision with little...
17.09.2017
“The right to work has no gender” – side event of ADC Memorial On September 20th, 2017, you are invited to join a discussion on employment discrimination against women in a number of professions and the need to cancel “lists of professions and occupations harmful and dangerous to women.” This discussion will take...
16.09.2017
Samara Court Finds Refusal to Hire Based on “Professions Banned for Women” Discrimination On September 15, 2017, the Samara District Court completed its review of the case of Svetlana Medvedeva v. the Samara River Passenger Enterprise. The court found that the internationally-recognized ban on discrimination against women means that women cannot be denied...
11.09.2017