The Underrepresentation of Women in Leadership Positions in Rural Russia – Rural Sociology 2015
This paper reports on a survey that asked a sample of men and women why they thought that women were underrepresented in positions of leadership in large agricultural enterprises and management of small household farms in Russia. Both men and women downplayed the role of outright discrimination and instead focused on traditional cultural definitions of household responsibilities of women and the supposed “natural” advantages of men in leadership positions. Interestingly, male as well as female respondents supported increased training and more help from husbands at home as a way to promote more women in leadership positions.
David J. O'Brien 