This survey took place between October 24-28, 2017 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 1600 people over the age of 18 in 137 localities of 48 of the country’s regions. The survey was conducted as a personal interview in respondents’ homes. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants along with data from previous surveys. The statistical error of these studies for a selection of 1600 people (with a probability of 0.95) does not exceed: 3.4% for indicators around 50%; 2.9% for indicators around 25%/75%; 2.0% for indicators around 10%/90%; 1.5% for indicators around 5%/95%.
WHICH CHALLENGES DO YOU THINK WOMEN FACE AT WORK MOST OFTEN? (respondents were presented with a card; multiple choice; ranked according to November 2017)
| Mar. 06 | Nov. 17 | |
| Difficulties balancing work and family obligations | 35 | 35 |
| Low pay | 34 | 22 |
| Challenges related to professional advancement | 19 | 19 |
| Lower pay than male coworkers who do the same job and are equally experienced | 23 | 19 |
| Lay-offs, being fired | 17 | 14 |
| Sexism | 12 | 10 |
| Sexual harassment | 10 | 8 |
| Poor working conditions | 14 | 7 |
| Other | 4 | 3 |
| It is difficult to say | 17 | 26 |
THE ISSUE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE IS BEING DISCUSSED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO SAY WHETHER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OCCURS WHERE YOU WORK (YOUR PRIMARY PLACE OF WORK)? (percentage of those respondents who currently work and/or have a side job)
| Mar. 06 | Nov. 17 | |
| Quite frequently | 1 | 2 |
| Fairly often | 3 | 4 |
| Fairly rarely | 14 | 12 |
| Never | 69 | 66 |
| It is difficult to say | 14 | 16 |
Gender-specific answers
WHICH CHALLENGES DO YOU THINK WOMEN FACE AT WORK MOST OFTEN? (respondents were presented with a card; multiple choice; ranked according to women’s answers in November 2017)
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Men | Women | ||
| Mar. 06 | Nov. 17 | Mar. 06 | Nov. 17 | |
| Difficulties balancing work and family obligations | 32 | 30 | 38 | 39 |
| Low pay | 31 | 16 | 37 | 27 |
| Lower pay than male coworkers who do the same job and are equally experienced | 22 | 17 | 25 | 22 |
| Challenges related to professional advancement | 16 | 14 | 21 | 22 |
| Lay-offs, being fired | 15 | 12 | 18 | 15 |
| Sexism | 11 | 7 | 14 | 12 |
| Sexual harassment | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Poor working conditions | 11 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| It is difficult to say | 23 | 36 | 11 | 18 |
THE ISSUE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE IS BEING DISCUSSED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO SAY WHETHER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OCCURS WHERE YOU WORK (YOUR PRIMARY PLACE OF WORK)? (percentage of those respondents who currently work and/or have a side job)
| Men | Women | |||
| Mar. 06 | Nov. 17 | Mar. 06 | Nov. 17 | |
| Quite frequently | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Fairly often | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Fairly rarely | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 |
| Never | 69 | 62 | 69 | 71 |
| It is difficult to say | 16 | 23 | 11 | 9 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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