Women in Business in Russia

Women in Business in Russia

The communist system of Russia preached equality of the sexes but had far less success in achieving the objective than their counterparts in the Peoples Republic of China.

Thus, although a high percentage of the Russian workforce is female, there are very, very few women in senior management positions. This situation shows little sign of changing other than in some of the offices of major MNCs stationed in the country.

Western women working in Russia will be showered with old-fashioned courtesies but may find themselves being less respected in meetings and treated as inferior in rank to male colleagues – whether they are or not!

Author

This country-specific business culture profile was written by Keith Warburton who is the founder of the cultural awareness training consultancy Global Business Culture. 

Global Business culture is a leading training provider in the fields of cross-cultural communication and global virtual team working.  We provide training to global corporations in live classroom-based formats, through webinars and also through our cultural awareness digital learning hub, Global Business Compass.

This World Business Culture profile is designed as an introduction to business culture in Russia only and a more detailed understanding needs a more in-depth exploration which we can provide through our training and consultancy services.