Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial, Charitable Foundation Sphere and Citizens’ Watch in cooperation with Women.Prison.Society project have prepared alternative information on violation of the rights’ of women and vulnerable groups in Russia for the 80th session of the UN CEDAW Committee. In…
The BBC has released a major report about the problem of job bans and the women fighting for the cancellation of the list of banned professions. Among the heroes of the campaign #AllJobs4AllWomen are Oksana Shevalye and Svetlana Medvedeva The…
Beginning March 1, 2022, women in Russia were able to work as flight mechanics, flight engineers servicing planes and helicopters, and mechanics for devices, electrical equipment, and radio equipment. The Russian Labor Ministry published the corresponding order. An updated list of…
Starting March 1, 2022, female aircraft mechanics and technicians will be able to work in Russia in their chosen professional occupation. According to the new order issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, the…
Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” welcomes the decision of the Government of Kazakhstan to cancel in the near future the list of jobs prohibited for women. This measure to eliminate discrimination against women became one of the points of the “Plan of…
fluter. In den 1970er-Jahren wurden in der Sowjetunion so wenige Kinder geboren, dass der Staat ein Berufsverbot für Frauen aussprach. Fortan waren ihnen 456 Berufe untersagt, die als gefährlich „für die reproduktive Gesundheit“ galten. Heißt: Frauen sollten nicht körperlich arbeiten, sondern gebären und erziehen. (Also auch…
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