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YABLOKO and ELDR Joint Conference

Algorithms for Opposing Gender Discrimination: the International and the Russian Experience. Moscow, March 12, 2011

 

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Women's Spring 2013: Start of Preparation for the 3rd All-Russian Women’s Congress

Press Release, February 20, 2013

The Independent Press Center invites journalists on February 28 at 12:00 to the press conference "Women's Spring 2013: Start of Preparation for the 3rd All-Russian Women’s Congress".

The participants of the conference are as follows: Dr. Galina Mikhalyova, Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender Faction and Secretary of YABLOKO’s Political Committee;
Natalia Dmitryeva, Co-Chair and Coordinator of the Council for Consolidation of Women's Movement in Russia, Chair of the All-Russian Public Organization "Business Women of Russia"; Natalia Velikaya, Chair of the Social Democratic Union of Russian Women, Dean of the Political Sociology Faculty of the Russian State Humanities University (RGGU);Irina Gorkova, Adviser to the Moscow Region Governor; Irina Rukina, leader of the political party "People Against Corruption," Dean of the Faculty of Large Cities Management of the International University, Moscow...

Women demanded from the State Duma to protect women from domestic violence

Press Release, Photographs, November 25, 2012.

An action against violence against women was held in Moscow on November 25. The participants demanded from the State Duma to urgently adopt a law protecting women from domestic violence.

YABLOKO’s Gender faction had been conducting such actions for the third year already on the first day of the UN campaign "16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women"...

European Parliament backs quotas for women
Press Release, ALDE, March 13, 2012

Sophie in 't Veld, (D66, Netherlands), Parliament's rapporteur on the annual report on the state of gender equality in the EU for 2011, is pleased with the result of today's vote, calling on the Commission to table legislation, including quotas, by the end of 2012, to increase female participation in corporate management boards. Measures to combat the lack of women at the top, both in business and in political decision making, were discussed during a heated debate in the European Parliament this week. Progress remains very slow, despite numerous EU policies aimed at achieving a better gender-balance...

Galina Mikhalyova: in ten years a woman may become President of Russia.

Voice of America, 11 March 2012
...Viktor Vasilyev: President Medvedev complained during his meeting with women (on the eve of the Women’s Day) that in Russia there were very few women in politics. How can we explain such a situation?

Galina Mikhalyova: The system functions in such a way. As a rule there are no women in power in authoritarian regimes, and in democracies there are many of them on the top. There are special mechanisms encouraging such a promotion of women. [President] Medvedev was not going to change anything here. And speaking about Mr Putin, he does not even have it in his thoughts. He's such a super-macho... When he was in power, women’s problems were not mentioned at all.

Viktor Vasilyev: So, you don’t expect any positive changes in the nearest future, do you?
Galina Mikhalyova: No, there are no positive changes, while negative changes are obvious. There are few women in the State Duma. There is no public institution that would deal with our problems, for example, a Presidential Council or a council under the Government or a Commissioner for Women's Rights, as in other countries. Salaries [of Russian women] consitute two-thirds [from those of men]. In several regions people who have small children have to go on hunger strike so that to get a place for their child in a kindergarten. Pregnant women are not paid their benefits or get fired. But the state argues that it has nothing to do with this disgrace...

The Council for Consolidation for Women’s Movement will not join Putin's People's Front

Press Release, October 22, 2011

Such a decision was adopted at the Council meeting which took place in Moscow on October 20.
In addition to the issue of determination of their political spectrum the participants of the Council also discussed preparation to the Moscow International Women’s Festival “The Femme Fest”, as well as their interaction with partner organisations.

The Council adopted two political decisions: on the attitude to the People’s Front and on the position as regards the parliamentary and the presidential election campaign...

YABLOKO supported women in their pro-choice right concerning abortions

Press Release, September 6, 2011

On September 5 a rally against restrictions on abortions was held in the centre of Moscow. The organizers of the rally were initiative group "For Free Motherhood", the Russian Association "Population and Development", coalition “Bunch of Ashberries. The Pro-Choice”. The only political party supporting the right of women to make decisions on abortions was the YABLOKO party. The participants were holding banners "Do Not Oust Abortions into the Shadow Sector!”, "A Conscientious Choice Is Better Than Irresponsible Parenthood," "Medicine Must Be Legal" and other.

The rally was held in connection with parliament’s introduction of amendments into the draft law on protection of health of citizens in the Russian Federation, which will be examined by MPs in the second reading already in November. The document introduces a number of restrictions on abortions and also takes abortions out of the list of services of "gratuitous medicine". Also the draft law prohibits abortion without the consent of a husband, obliges doctors to give women "a seven days period for reflection", makes women to take a mandatory “psychologist’s consultation” on immorality of abortion and allows doctors to refuse from the operation on "moral grounds"...

YABLOKO and Women’s Social-Democratic Congress sign partnership agreement

Press Release, June 22, 2011.

On June 24, YABLOKO and Women’s Social-Democratic Congress sign partnership agreement at the meeting of YABLOKO’s Bureau. On behalf of YABLOKO the document was signed by party leader Sergei Mitrokhin and Chair of the Gender Faction Galina Mikhalyova. On behalf of the Congress the agreement was signed by its President Tatyana Chertoritskaya.

Signing of the agreement reflects the policies of the party towards a coalition of the organisations sharing YABLOKO’s values. Earlier YABLOKO had already signed such agreements with the Green Russia and the Elder Generation that joined YABLOKO and formed their factions within the party...

Algorithms for Opposing Gender Discrimination

By Marianne Spangenberg-Carlier, Vice-President of D66 Women/Men/Human Rights thematic chapter

D66 News Letter, May 10, 2011.

YABLOKO is the oldest democratic party in Russia. One important issue at hand during the conference concerned worries that because of the low birthrate of Russian women, abortion might become illegal (now allowed within 12 weeks) or not covered by the health insurance. Another issue brought to attention by Yabloko, is the concern of so-called soldier-mothers about the situation of young conscripts (one year army duty is obliged) improvement is urgent.

Turkish MP Nursuna Memecan (AKP) mentioned recent changes made to improve the position of women...

Speeches and texts. Algorithms for Opposing Gender Discrimination: the International and the Russian Experience

YABLOKO and ELDR joint conference. Moscow, March 12, 2011

April 11, 2011.

YABLOKO arranges international conference devoted to gender equality in Moscow

ELDR Press Release, March 16, 2011.

YABLOKO's founder Grigory Yavlinsky stressed that Russia lacked equality of citizens before the law, not to mention gender equality. Speaking about the gender equality he stressed the following: "There is a law submitted to the Russian parliament and targeted at hampering gender discrimination. The law was submitted in 1995. However, it was not examined and the parliament did not want to adopt it. This is an issue of political culture and the policies."

Yavlinsky also stated that the key problems Russia's women have to face now was home violence and economic discrimination. "That is why we are ranked 55th in the world as of gender equality and 99th as of women's participation in politics. Women's wages in Russia are normally only 60-70 per cent of men's wages," he noted...

International conference devoted to gender equality took place in Moscow

Press Release, March 12, 2011.

International conference “Algorithms for Opposing Gender Discrimination: the International and the Russian Experience” organised jointly by ELDR and the YABLOKO party began its work in Moscow. Over 50 delegates representing the European Parliament, different women’s organisations from the Netherlands, Germany, Estonia, Turkey, Moldova and Russia are taking part in the discussions.

The conference opened by a minute of silence in memory of the victims of a terrible tragedy in Japan.

The conference was opened by Mrs. Kristiina Ojuland, MEP, the ALDE group, Ms. Galina Mikhalyova, Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender faction and Co-Chair of the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement in Russia, Dr. Grigory Yavlinsky, founder of the YABLOKO party and member of YABLOKO’s Political Committee, and Mr. Sasha Tamm, Director of Representation of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Moscow...

International conference “Algorithms of Opposing Gender Discrimination” to take place in Moscow

Press Release, March 11, 2011.

International conference “Algorithms of Opposing Gender Discrimination: the International and the Russian Experience” will take place in Moscow, Marriott Tverskaya hotel, on Saturday March 12. The conference is held jointly by ELDR with the support of the European Parliament and YABLOKO.

Women – representatives of the European Parliament, PACE, UNESCO, as well as political parties of the Netherlands, Turkey, Germany, Moldova and Estonia will participate in the conference.

The anchor at the conference will be Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender Faction Galina Mikhalyova...

A rally for equal rights between women and men took place in Moscow

Press Release, March 8, 2011. Photos.

A rally for equality between men and women dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the International Women's Day was held in Moscow on March 8. It was organised by several women's organisations, including the Council for Consolidation of Women's Movement in Russia, the Gender faction of the YABLOKO party, the Federation of Russia’s Women, the initiative group For Feminism and movement for Saving of the People. The participants of the action spoke about the need of state guarantees for gender equality...

YABLOKO conducted an action against violence against women

Press Release, November 25, 2010

On November 25, an action against violence against women took place in the Pushkin Square, Moscow. The action is held in the UN decade The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. This an annual action held under the auspices of the United Nations...
The action was held under the slogans “Husbands, do not beat your wives!”, “No to family violence!”, “Women, raise your heads!” According to the participants of the action, 14,000 women die annually due to family violence. These figures commensurate with Russia’s losses for the ten years of war in Afghanistan...


An action against violence against women to take place in Moscow

Press Release, November 24, 2010

Tomorrow, on November 25, an action against violence against women will take place in the Pushkin Square, Moscow. The action is held in the UN decade The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. This an annual action held under the auspices of the United Nations.

Activists from YABLOKO’s Gender faction and its leader Galina Mikhalyova, the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement, representatives from the Feministki.ru initiative group and other people who feel they can not stay indifferent to the problem will participate in the action...

Civil Women’s Forum held in Moscow

Press Release, November 14, 2010

On November 12-14 Civil Women’s Forum was held in Moscow within the framework of the 1st International Women’s Festival “Femme Fest”. The Forum was organised by the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement in Russia.

The Council offered to the public – representatives of non-profit organisations and state power bodies, journalists, academics and activists from different Russia’s regions – Women’s Post-Partisan Platform setting forth a number of specific demands connected with provision of representation of women in the bodies of power of all the levels, possibility to control adoption of political decisions via participation in the councils of power bodies, as well as a socially oriented federal budget.

The Forum also discussed the problems of combining family and carrier, traditional and new form of marriage and financial stability of families...

The Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement in Russia supported YABLOKO’s candidates at regional elections in the Chelyabinsk region

Press Release, September 29, 2010.

Yesterday, on September 28, a meeting of the Council for Consolidation of Women's Movement in Russia took place in Moscow. Galina Mikhalyova, Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender faction and Co-Chair of the Council, proposed a decision approved by the Council to support YABLOKO’s candidates at regional elections in the Chelyabinsk region.

It was noted that YABLOKO’s list in the Chelyabinsk region was topped by women: Natalia Mironova, a well-known environmentalist, and Fatima Kobzhasarova, Chair of women's rights movement Fatihha. The key slogans of the party campaign in the Chelyabinsk region are "Politics Is Women's Business!" and "For Women! For Protection of Environment! For YABLOKO!”...

Training seminar “Women on the Labour Market” held in the Vologda region

Press Release, September 13, 2010.

Training seminar within the project of the Institute of Comparative Analysis of Labour Relations “Women on the Labour Market” was held in Cherepovyetz, Vologda Region. The seminar was organised by Ludmila Ivanova, Chair of the Vologda branch of the YABLOKO party. The programme is supported by the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement in Russia.

The participants of the seminar (28 people in total) including representatives of independent trade unions, teachers, journalists and activists of Russian parties (YABLOKO, the CPRF and Just Russia) learned about the situation with gender discrimination on the labour market...

Interregional conference “Women’s Movement in Russia” took place in Voronezh

Press Release, April 12, 2010

Interregional conference “Women’s Movement in Russia: the Present and Socio-Political Prospects” and the meeting of the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement in Russia will take place in Voronezh on April 9, 2010. The conference marked the 10th anniversary of the Voronezh regional movement Women’s Unity.

Co-organisers of the conference were the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement in Russia and the Russian Academy of State Service...

Conference “Women’s Movement in Russia: the Present and Socio-Political Prospects”

Press Release, April 2, 2010

Interregional conference “Women’s Movement in Russia: the Present and Socio-Political Prospects” and the meeting of the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement in Russia will take place in Voronezh on April 9, 2010. Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender faction and Co-Chair of the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement Galina Mikhalyova will make a report at the conference “The Political Prospects of Women’s Movement at the Present Stage”...

Conference “Women’s Movement in Russia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” took place in YABLOKO’s Moscow office

Press Release. March 1, 2010

Conference “Women’s Movement in Russia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” took place in YABLOKO’s Moscow office on February 26. 75 heads of leading women’s organisations and experts from Moscow, St.Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg and Perm participated in the conference. The conference was broadcasted life via YABLOKO’s web-site.

Galina Mikhalyova, moderator of the conference, Chair of the Gender faction of the YABLOKO party and Co-Chair of the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement in Russia stressed the difficulties in the development of women’s movement in the situation of increasing discrimination of women in Russia in all spheres of life and the need to consolidate efforts of public organisations, expert community, journalists and political forces for realization of the gender equality principles. YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin noted that YABLOKO is the only Russian party fighting for gender equality and proclaiming equality of rights and opportunities for men and women.

Sergei Mitrokhin: “The democratic project of the country’s development is closed”

Press Release, November 30, 2009

On Saturday, November 29, 2009, a meeting of YABLOKO’s Bureau took place in Moscow. The Bureau adopted decisions on working over persuading the government not to abolish indexation of unemployment benefits, return gratuitous public transport tickets for pensioners of the Moscow Region and creation of nature reserve Utrish. The Bureau also heard the reports of the Human Rights and the Gender factions of the party.

The meeting was opened by party Chair Sergei Mitrokhin who made a report on the political situation in Russia. “It has become clear after voting on October 11 that elections as a legitimate institution that could be trusted by the society is completely ruined in Russia. This means that the democratic project of the country’s development initiated in the late 1980s has been completely closed now – and not only by the ruling elite, but by the society as well,” Mitrokhin said. According to Mitrokhin, the forthcoming YABLOKO’s congress (that will take place in December 2009) has to formulate the basis of a new democratic project for Russia.

The leader of YABLOKO’s Gender faction made a speech at UNESCO conference

Press release, November 23, 2009

The leader of YABLOKO’s Gender faction Galina Mikhalyova who has recently become the so-called “key partner of UNESCO Bureau in Moscow, made a speech at UNESCO conference devoted to bilateral sectoral priorities and guidelines of UNESCO programme for Russia and the CIS countries for 2010-2011.

Galina Mikhalyova stressed in her speech that “Gender problems – the overpenetrating topic of the forthcoming period – should be present in all the programmes. It is very important for the Russian conditions, as can somewhat compensate for this distinct trend towards strengthening of the androcentric trends, discrimination of Russian women virtually in all the spheres of life, which is to a disadvantage of our country as compared to its CIS neighbours”.

Meeting of the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement in YABLOKO

Press release, November 20, 2009

A meeting of the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement joining together a number of important interregional and nation-wide women’s organisations took place on November 19, 2009.

The meeting discussed the events to be conducted in the short term, where the Council and most of its members will take part.

The most important events are as follows:

- Round table discussion in the Public Chamber devoted to the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (November 25);
- Conference of the Orthodox Women “Women’s Mission in the Spiritual and Moral Development of the Fatherland” with participation of the Patriarch of Russia (December 3-4, Moscow)...

A meeting of the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement in Russia
Press Release, June 5, 2009

An ordinary meeting of the Council for Consolidation of Women’s Movement in Russia took place on June 3. The adopted decisions included the concept of the Council’s web-site, agreement with the Association of Russia’s Local and Municipal Newspapers and participation in the conference “With Traditions to the Present” on the role of women in the republics of Caucasus and Dagestan. The meeting also adopted a decision to support a number of candidates to the Public Chamber.

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