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Re:Why is Russia so good at encouraging women into tech? by british_india on Friday April 21, 2017 @11:02AM (#14166177)
That's an easy answer: Russia is now and has always been a Matriarchy.
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Re:Why is Russia so good at encouraging women into tech? by voice_of_reason on Friday April 21, 2017 @11:14AM (#14166278)
The majority (if not 100%) of Russia's ruling oligarchy are men, but many laws are indeed biased in favor of women. Woman will likely receive less severe punishment for committing a crime than man does, the mandatory conscription into the military is applied to males only, etc.
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Re:Why is Russia so good at encouraging women into tech? by Tharre on Friday April 21, 2017 @02:16PM (#14167913)
> Woman will likely receive less severe punishment for committing a crime than man

Is there a country in the western world where this isn't the case?

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