"Slowly, Change Is Coming": Life for Post-Soviet Women

Source: The GuardianFrom bride kidnapping to the gender pay gap, women in the 15 countries that emerged from the ashes of the USSR describe the challenges they face today ‘We want a voice’: women fight for their rights in the former USSR In Russia, the word “feminism” is often spoken with negative connotations these days. The generation that is now 15 already thinks differently. They don’t tolerate sexism A woman’s rights largely depend on her social...