Olga Batalina, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection… (женщина · профессия · труд)
Olga Batalina, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection, announced at the North Women's Forum that the list of professions closed to women has been reduced by more than four times. Consequently, in Russia, the number of prohibited jobs for women has decreased fourfold.
Consensus
- The list of prohibited professions for women in Russia has been reduced by more than four times.
- The reduction is attributed to digitalization and safer production methods making many jobs previously restricted for women now accessible.
- Women can now work on automated mining lines and have entered roles like locomotive operators.
Points of divergence
- The government's road map aims to further reduce the list by 2027, focusing on transport and manufacturing sectors. — vedomosti
- An independent HR specialist noted that this trend is driven by changing social attitudes and career preferences among women. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Ministry of Labor reduced the list of professions closed to women by more than fourfold — Ведомости
- Russian Ministry of Labor cuts list of professions banned for women by fourfold — Вечерняя Москва
- Russia cuts list of professions banned for women by fourfold — Фонтанка