Social insurance and women’s question in the capital at the turn of the 20th century. Cover Image

Социальное страхование и «женский вопрос» в столице на рубеже XIX–XX веков
Social insurance and women’s question in the capital at the turn of the 20th century.

Author(s): Oksana Borisovna Vakhromeeva
Subject(s): History
Published by: Издательство Исторического факультета СПбГУ
Keywords: labour laws; institute of the factory inspection; working day; length of labour service of women and children; social insurance; insurance laws; maternity protection

Summary/Abstract: The author analyses the legislative base of women’s labour in Russia at the turn of the 20th century. Women working in the factories and plants of the capital were the most numerous but low-payed category of the working people, their rights very often were infringed by the employers. Neither of the laws did not regulate such issues as old-age, disability and unemployment insurance

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 120-132
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Russian