POST-BEIJING: RUSSIAN GENDER POLICY IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT Cover Image

ПОСТ-ПЕКИН: РОССИЙСКАЯ ГЕНДЕРНАЯ ПОЛИТИКА В МЕЖДУНАРОДНОМ КОНТЕКСТЕ
POST-BEIJING: RUSSIAN GENDER POLICY IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

Author(s): O. A. Voronina
Subject(s): Gender Studies, International Law, Political history, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: gender; women; politics; culture; social norms; values, equality; Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; sexism;

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the gender policy of the state in the Russian Federation during the 25 years since the IV UN World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995). It is noted that initially the conference and the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at it had a significant impact on the promotion of the principle of gender equality in the activities of the state. However, over time, formal adherence to international norms has been supplemented by measures to support mother women at the expense of supporting their socio-economic rights. As world practice shows, economic and political progress is more intensive in societies that reject rigid traditional social norms and focus on the values of freedom, human rights, and personal self-development. To prove this thesis, the author refers to the data obtained in the world survey on the study of values. In conclusion, the author points out that for the development of our country, it is necessary to return to the implementation of gender equality policies in accordance with international norms and principles set out in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, as well as in all Post-Beijing documents. One of the main focuses should be on the introduction of a culture of gender equality in the public consciousness and on overcoming traditional social norms and cultural attitudes that create and reproduce sexist biases and social practices.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 3-15
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Russian