GEM RUSSIA

THE INEQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN RUSSIA?

The richest and most successful are the men. As of March 2009, there were 32 billionaires in Russia, and not a single name on that list belongs to a woman alone. Women’s role in this society continues to be seen as traditional, while the financial power is reserved for men.

Despite the fact that women are on average more educated than men in Moscow, they hold little over 15% of management positions. Naturally, there are very few women who made their way up to the top, but the same women happen to be married to Russia’s most affluent men.