Gender and Governance International Conference at the University of Helsinki
On March 28-29th, the Gender and Governance International Conference, jointly organized by the Aleksanteri Institute (University of Helsinki) and the Research group 'Comparative Study of the Situation of Women and Men in Public Authorities' from the Faculty of Social Sciences of Higher School of Economics (Moscow), was held in Helsinki. Members and Heads of the HSE study group and researchers and professors from the University of Helsinki presented their reports at the event.
Valeria Utkina at the round table “Women at Work: Discrimination, Gender Stereotypes and Workplace Violence”
Valeria Utkina, co-head of RSG, made a presentation on "Career women in the civil service: opportunities and limitations."
Seminar «Institutional gender equality»
On February 28, 2019, a seminar of the Research and Study Group was held. The report was presented by Galina Mikhaleva, head of the gender faction of the Russian democratic party "Yabloko"; vice-chairman of the Moscow regional division of the party; professor at Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH); doctor of political sciences.
Restrictions on employment in the civil service in the Russian Federation for young women
On February 8, 2019, a seminar of the Research and Study Group was held. Susanna Gasparyan, 3-year bachelor student of the Public Administration department gave the report about the restrictions on employment in the civil service in the Russian Federation for young women.
“Women are the driving force of change. Politics.”
On January 17, 2019, a seminar of the Research and Study Group was held. Alyona Popova, a social activist, an internet entrepreneur, the founder of the regional public institution “Civil Body” and StartupWomen, and the co-founder of the “Project W” gave the report called “Women is the driving force of change. Politics”
Blog: dedicated to Simone de Beauvoir birthday
Simone de Beauvoir birthday blog post written by co-chief of the Research and Study Group – Valeriya Utkina
State feminism
Speaker: Alina Efimova, a 4th year undergraduate student of Public Administration
Interview with Valeria Utkina to Lenta.Ru
"The boss took her to the meeting, but treated like dirt"
Publication of the article by the Heads of the Research and Study Group in the special edition of the Journal of Social Policy Studies
In September 2018, an article by the Head of the Research Group Olga G. Isupova and the Co-Head Valeria Utkina called Young Women in Russian Public Administration: The Factors Determining Career Paths was published in the special issue of the Journal of Social Policy Studies: Gender Policy.
Valeria Utkina in the State Duma of the Russian Federation
On December 5, 2018, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation held a round table “On Equal Rights, Opportunities and Equal Results for Women in the Sphere of Labor Relations”, organized by the State Duma Committee for Family, Women and Children. Co-Head of the Research Group Valeria Utkina gave a report “Gender Equality in Public Administration”