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Women’s Movement
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Documents,
Press Peleases,
Publications
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| General
Information |
| YABLOKO's
Gender Faction
Concise
information
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| Documents |
| YABLOKO
and ELDR Joint Conference
Algorithms
for Opposing Gender Discrimination: the International
and the Russian Experience. Moscow, March 12, 2011
Speeches, Videos, Photographs
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| Press
Releases and Publications |
| 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...
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| 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"...
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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...
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| 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... |
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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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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... |
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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!”...
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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... |
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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...
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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”... |
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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.
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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.
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| 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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