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- Title
WOMEN IN ENGINEERING RESEARCH IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: PLACE, ROLE, PROBLEMS.
- Authors
Uvarova, Vera
- Abstract
The situation of women in Russian engineer ing is a vivid example of existing for quite a long time and active involvement of women in this sphere. Women's engineer ing education has started in Russia with opening of the Higher Polytechnic courses for women in 1906. The Constitution of 1918 equaled both men and women in their right and obligation to work. New decrees introduced equal salaries for both men and women. The transition period in the pos-Soviet Russia affected the situation with women in engineer ing research practically jus as the post-communist period in the countries of the Eastern Europe did. The phenomenon of double employment became possible because of the increasing number of universities and equivalent higher education institutions and the corresponding increase in the number of students during the transition period. Women were forced to take a second job to support their families, which became a heavier burden to them than to men as women have to combine work with child car e and family responsibilities. As a result of the work done, we have developed a framework of the gender issues in Russian engineer ing which has not been done in the Russian Federation before. Two male and three female focus groups have been researched, furthermore, 4 interviews with persons responsible for human resources and 11 interviews with women working in the area of engineer ing research in the industry , technical university and scientific research institute in Oriel and St-Petersburg were conducted. To give a genuine picture of women's situation in engineer ing/technology research in Russia it is necessary to look at it through the historical perspective and an analysis of the economic transformations during the last 15 years.
- Subjects
RUSSIA; RESEARCH; WOMEN'S education; WOMEN engineers; WOMEN employees; WOMEN in engineering; WOMEN'S employment; RESEARCH institutes; HISTORICAL analysis; SOCIAL conditions of women
- Publication
Gender Studies & Research, 2009, Vol 6, p30
- ISSN
1822-6310
- Publication type
Article