The State Duma will prepare a new bill "On state guarantees of the rights and freedoms of men and women and equal opportunities for their implementation". This was reported on Wednesday, July 11, speaker of the lower house of parliament Vyacheslav Volodin. In his opinion, the previous document, prepared in 2003. , is outdated and does not correspond to the current situation in the country. "15 years ago, when the bill was introduced, there was one situation. Today it has changed. It is necessary to take into account these changes and the fact that many of the issues that were then proposed have already been resolved, "explained Volodin. He noted that in terms of political rights the situation radically changed for the better: today women are much more active in the electoral process, occupy important posts. For example, in the State Duma there are now three vice-speakers, three committee chairmen and the head of the staff are women. At the same time, the speaker is convinced that for the realization of the labor rights of the fair sex, legislative tools are still needed.

"Sometimes the very possibility that a woman can potentially go to the decree becomes an obstacle for her promotion and in determining the size of her salary," Volodin cited as an example..

Unjust, in his opinion, is the fact that many employers with forced staff reduction primarily dismiss women, motivating the decision that they are supposedly "diverted from working for the care and upbringing of children". In this regard, Volodin urged parliamentarians to return to the issue of state guarantees of equal rights and freedoms of Russians regardless of gender, to study it in detail, with an emphasis on protecting the labor and social opportunities of women. "The answer should already be given in the new law, which my colleagues from the relevant committee on family, women and children prepare," the speaker said..