• 34.3% of female tertiary students are studying natural sciences
• As of 1997, women made up 46.9% of the labor force in Russia and 45% of the country’s unemployed.
• 90.7% of girls are enrolled in secondary school
• 57% of secondary school students are female
• 53 % of tertiary students are female
• 34.3% of female Tertiary students are enrolled in the Natural Sciences
• 98.8% of adult females are literate
• 38% of Russia’s Internet users are Women

Gender Policy Framework

• Article 19 of the new Russian constitution states, “men and women have equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities to realize them.” However, the Constitution is not widely enforced.