In my opinion, this is the only magazine in Russia for women and about women, written not only with the aim of entertaining their readers. His pages discuss the most serious and vital problems that a modern Russian woman faces, in addition, a wide range of international issues is addressed, materials about female movement in different countries of the world, about the history of the female movement, its successes and goals are published.

Without exaggeration, we can say that an understanding of the need for gender balance in society found its place among the significant achievements of civilization in the twentieth century.

A few years ago, in Prague, at the European Conference “Women and Democracy”, I heard a story that I could not forget for a long time. It was about elections to the Swedish parliament (RICDAG) of 1994. Four famous intellectuals and activists of the female movement drew attention to the fact that there are not many women in the lists of candidates from the vast majority of parties.

Although women won suffrage in 1902 with the adoption of the nineteenth amendment to the Constitution, they did not immediately come to mass participation in the elections. Only by 1964, the number of men and women who went to the election urns was equal. After another sixteen years, the level of participation of women in the elections began to exceed the same indicator for men. Since 1980, women went out to vote in greater number than men, in every national election.

“So that we support the woman in the elections, she must meet many requirements. External attractiveness, education, security, a successful career, a good family, it is desirable that there are children ... ”I admit honest that I, who came to the discussion“ woman and power ”, wanted to sit quietly and only listen to others. But she could not resist after the phrase expressed by the famous journalist of a rather progressive publication. I don’t even remember how I found myself on the rostrum.

Natalya Abramovna Leibovskaya passed away, as they say, on the take -off of her professional and life career. I know Natela, as I called her in the Georgian way, 6 years and all these years she was not only just a friend - she became an integral part of my life, just as I hope, I also.

On December 4, on the 45th year, Marina Albertovna Vlasova, a candidate of historical sciences, senior researcher at the Center for North American Research of the Universal History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, responsible secretary of the American Yearbook, coordinator of the Open Society-Russia-Russia, passed away. Our condolences to her family daughter, husband, parents, grandmother.

We are so accustomed to the fact that in women's magazines they write only about some ladies' experiences, they are wrapping up and so already vomiting feelings that, having encountered such a serious politicized, more precisely socio-political magazine, like “We/we. Dialogue of women ”, I was actually surprised. But the truth is that women are interested not only in culinary recipes, cosmetics and relationships with men, women also know how to think and work, and even defend their rights.

... from Moscow This issue of the magazine will fall into your hands already in the new, 2001. And not just in the new year - in the new century, the new millennium. Round dates, probably, exist for this in order to encourage to summarize, begin to build plans and priorities for the future.

Why Russia needs a law on equal rights The deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, deputy chairman of the Committee on Public Associations and Religious Organizations answers questions from our correspondent. Chairman of the Movement of Women of Russia Ekaterina Lakhova. Ekaterina Filippovna, you initiated the new law - about the equal rights and capabilities of men and women in Russia. How is its need caused?

Averyanova Anna Konstantinovna On December 5, 2000, Anna Konstantinovna Averyanova was honored in the State Historical Museum in connection with the seventy years. Representatives of female organizations and historians who called Anna Konstantinovna as their teacher were present.

As a result of their strength as an electorate, women have political influence. The nomination, election and appointment of women to state posts in itself became a politically popular action. The party or the department is inconvenient if they do not contain outstanding women known to society.

Play Like a Man Women make up almost half of the labor force, but their share of power and power in corporate America does not even approach half. One of the reasons for this: women were not taught to play a game called "Business".

Pages from "Moroccan diaries" The action “Let us bring our daughters to work” was first organized in the United States many years ago at the initiative of the MS magazine and became the annual tradition. Now, not only girls are going to work with their mother, aunt or other women, but the boys come to see how their fathers work.

Children born in the United States in 2000 will vote for women presidents and will witness the solemn inauguration of the first woman-the popularly chosen leader of this powerful power.