A Grandmother's Advice for the New Year Historical memory has preserved certain traditions for celebrating Christmas and bringing in the New Year. The fir tree, the dinner, the gifts, and to some extent we even incorporate customs of other countries. For some people the Chinese calender regulates the color of dress that one must wear to greet the New Year.

Pages From a Moroccan Diary, Spring 2000 by Ann Rubinstein There have been over one hundred meetings.

by Tatyana Fadyaeva, city of Tarussa, Kaluga region “A woman seeking our support for elected office has to meet numerous criteria. She needs to be attractive, well educated, and financially secure. She needs to have a successful career and a good family life. If she has children, all the better...” Until I heard that, I had had every intention of just sitting quietly and listening to this discussion on Women and Power.

On the Results of the Ratings of Russia’s One Hundred Leading Politicians By Nadezhda Azhgikhina The female residents of Mount Olympus, according to Homer’s testimony, did not take part in the discussions about starting the Trojan War.

By Nadezhda Shvedova, Ph.D. in Political Science One could say without exaggerating that an understanding about the need for gender balance in society found its place in a variety of significant civilizations during the 20th century.

Why Russia Needs a Law on Equal Rights An interview with Ekaterina Lakhova, member of the Russian State Duma, deputy chair of its Committee on Community and Religious Organizations, and chair of the national movement, Women of Russia. --- Ekaterina Filipovna, you were the initiator of the new draft law on equal rights and opportunities for men and women in Russia. Why is it necessary to have this law?