Russia Is Quite Backward in Bringing Women to Power - Medvedev
Interfax - 3.7.12 - JRL 2012-44
MOSCOW. March 7 (Interfax) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has described as unsatisfactory the situation with placing women in leading positions in Russia.
"We must admit that in general it is not that easy for women to pave their way in life because there is a number of occupations that are traditionally regarded as men's only in this country. In this sense our state is quite backward. This must be admitted and I recognize it," Medvedev said at a meeting with female public representatives.
In Russia, unlike most European and Asian countries, there are quite few women holding government positions, he said. "That is bad," the president said.
Meanwhile, "very many women are doing hard, purely men's jobs which is probably not always good either," he added.
"That is how our life is arranged," Medvedev said and assumed that "maybe it is within our powers to change something." "Frankly speaking very much depends on men," he admitted.
"If men are ready to appoint women to various positions without fearing competition, then everything will be alright in this sense," he felt. "But I know that presently men are unprepared," he concluded.
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MOSCOW. March 7 (Interfax) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has described as unsatisfactory the situation with placing women in leading positions in Russia.
"We must admit that in general it is not that easy for women to pave their way in life because there is a number of occupations that are traditionally regarded as men's only in this country. In this sense our state is quite backward. This must be admitted and I recognize it," Medvedev said at a meeting with female public representatives.
In Russia, unlike most European and Asian countries, there are quite few women holding government positions, he said. "That is bad," the president said.
Meanwhile, "very many women are doing hard, purely men's jobs which is probably not always good either," he added.
"That is how our life is arranged," Medvedev said and assumed that "maybe it is within our powers to change something." "Frankly speaking very much depends on men," he admitted.
"If men are ready to appoint women to various positions without fearing competition, then everything will be alright in this sense," he felt. "But I know that presently men are unprepared," he concluded.