Women break gender barriers in the Russian job market
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Feb 02, 2021, 20:22 IST | Updated: Feb 02, 2021, 20:22 IST
A curious rule which was enacted in the year 2000 restricted women to certain types of job, but over the course of the last year, the Russian government has allowed women to take up over 350 different jobs that till recently were out of bounds for women.
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