The Influence of Women’s Political Activity on the Development of the Country: Regional Aspect (Taking HMAO as an Example)

Women's influence on all life spheres development of modern society is undeniable. Historical retrospective clearly indicates significant effective transformations initiated by outstanding women both in Russia and in the world. Only in the 20th century, women's activity in society led to the creation of their own movement and influenced the adoption of strategically important decisions in many areas. However, the remaining gender stereotype in the public consciousness allows us to state the existence of the aspect of «gender discrimination» in certain areas, as well as the «mistrust» factor manifested to the women's «power» and «political» representation of the Russian Federation.

Analyzing the influence of modern women politicians on the country development, the role of the Governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug — «Yugra», Natalia Komarova is obvious, whose activities contributed to the growth of not only the socio-economic, cultural and other spheres of the region, but also the revival of the «winged fleet», hydrofoils of the country. The purpose of the research. By using the historical review method and comparison of the main activity areas, this study analyzed the impact of Russian female politicians on the development of strategically important areas, and cited research results on the attitudes of residents in the Tyumen region towards women's participation in high-level political and management activities, and evaluate its impact on national development.

Materials and methods. The methods of scientific research were: analysis and scientific materials systematization, analysis of secondary data from the scientists' works, comparative method, questionnaires and interviews method with the aim of identifying the attitude of the region's residents to women politicians activities.

Results and discussion. The results of the analysis of the Russian women politicians activities, in particular Komarova N.V. allow us to talk about the significant transformations that have been carried out, influencing the effective development of not only the Yugra region, but also the initiation of strategically important economic and social spheres of the Russian Federation development, in particular the revival of the «winged fleet». The researching results of the attitude of the Tyumen region residents to the women politicians' activities in general demonstrate «positive» positions, although about 40% of the respondents expressed distrust to the women politicians activities.

Conclusion. The analysis of this study confirms the hypothesis of social stereotypes in Russian society regarding the representation of female politicians in power structures. Overall, respondents support increasing women's political activities, but trust in female politicians is not high among male respondents aged 18–25 and 41–78. In order to increase trust in female politicians and managers, the Russian authorities first need to report more on the achievements of women's activities in key power positions, management, and politics in the Russian Federation, establish a «talent reserve,» and promote gender equality among Russian citizens.

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