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Gender inequality in Russia's rural formal economy |
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| Authors: | Stephen K. Wegren Alexander Nikulin Irina Trotsuk Svetlana Golovina Marina Pugacheva |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Political Science, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USAswegren@smu.edu;3. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russian Federation;4. People's Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation;5. Kurgan State Agricultural Academy, Kurgan, Russian Federation;6. National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Abstract: | Gender inequality in Russia's rural formal economy is examined using quantitative and qualitative data. Rural women continue to be underrepresented in farm managerial positions, and gendered income differences remain the norm. Rural women are underrepresented because they continue to have responsibility for most of the housework and child care. The traditional division of labor inside the household continues to dominate, thereby affecting women's career trajectories and earning potential. Value change about gendered roles in the formal economy has been minimal. |
| Keywords: | occupational segregation value change gender inequality rural Russia gendered roles |