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Двуликий Янус гендерной политики в России
Two-faced Janus of Russian gender policy

Author(s): I. I. Yukina
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: government policy towards women; gender policy; UN Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW); the Fourth World UN Conference on women in Beijing; national mechanism of gender equality

Summary/Abstract: The author sheds light on differences between government policy towards women and gender policy. She as well analyzes contemporary tendencies in Russian gender policy considering its compliance with international standards and questions appropriateness of using the term «gender» in the context of Russian case

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 30-38
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Russian