Gender Inequality in Today Russia: Who Bear the Social Costs of Reforms?

The 15 years of socio-economic reforms have shown that all the changes happening in our society, have different and contradictory impact on men and women. One cannot assert for sure that market reforms certainly lead to men being among the winners, while women bearing the social costs of reforms. Below we will try to clarify this statement by analyzing Russian gender situation in different spheres: employment, access to education and medical services, social safety net, and personal security.