CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Russia, from Jan. 1, shortened the list of jobs it bars women from holding because of their physical demands or hazardous nature, allowing them to become metro drivers, train conductors and lorry drivers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Russia’s constitution guarantees men and women equal employment but the country’s labor code states women shouldn’t do hard, physical labor or jobs that entail harmful or dangerous conditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -But the revised list still says women are restricted from working in jobs in the “chemical industry, metallurgy, oil production, coal mining, manufacturing of insulation, and some others owing to the harmful effects of certain compounds on women’s reproductive health.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Russia’s women’s movement originated in the 19th century and gained force in the early 1900s, spearheaded by female educators, doctors, and activists. They championed educational, legal, and economic equality and sought to improve daily life for working-class women.

Detailed explanation-5: -In July 1917, women over 20 were given the right to vote and hold public office. The first opportunity to exercise their newly-won right was during elections for the Constituent Assembly in November 1917.