A split in the Russian parliament: deputies argued with senators about the purpose of women

The State Duma stated that women can successfully combine a career with motherhood. State Duma deputy Natalia Poluyanova (United Russia) criticized the position of her colleagues from the upper house that women should give up education in favor of having children.

“We women have long been independent of age limits and supposedly established beliefs on many issues. Women at all times have been able to combine the roles of mother and wife, while remaining professionals in the industry they represent. They can do this even today,” Poluyanova told MK.

The deputy emphasized: the abolition of gender barriers and prejudices will give women the opportunity for greater self-realization.

“Among my colleagues there are a lot of hardworking professional women and at the same time caring mothers and happy wives. The big misconception is that these are incompatible things. Multitasking is our hallmark. We are excellent at combining these roles,” noted Poluyanova.

She also added that it is wisest, professionally and personally, to give preference to the woman herself and her choice. In addition, the deputy emphasized that measures to support demography are now being developed both at the federal and regional levels. However, this is a process that takes time.

Let us recall that earlier Senator Margarita Pavlova stated that girls should be oriented not towards higher education, but towards childbearing.