sexism
RSS politics category
Sexism vs. feminism through the mirror of media and advertising
In September 2017, the oldest independent Belarusian newspaper, Naša Niva, launched Naša Nina – a new spin-off project designed exclusively for women. With topics ranging from women’s rights in childbirth to celebrity news, it aspires to offer a unique...
2 March 2016
Restrictions and Domination: Gender Imbalance in Belarusian Labour Market
In February 2016 Belarusian national air carrier Belavia announced that the first female pilot had joined its ranks since the company’s creation in 1996. Her name is Svetlana Yeryomenko, and she comes to Belarus from crisis-hit Russia, with strong...
5 January 2016
Quality of Gender Equality in Belarus
Various publicly available indexes portray Belarus as a country with high gender equality. Belarus carried the 6th highest UNDP's Gender Development Index (GDI) value and ranked 31st in the 2014 Gender Inequality Index (GII). In comparison, GII ranks...
