Women’s rights in the USSR, a thread.
Disclaimer: This post doesn’t aim to obscure the sexism that women faced in the Soviet Union and still face in Post-Soviet countries. My intention is to give credit to the legal progress achieved in the USSR, not to justify or deny any form of bigotry or discrimination.
On March 8, 1917, women textile workers began a demonstration in Petrograd demanding the end of WWI, food shortages and Czarism, starting the February Revolution.

After the October Revolution, Alexandra Kollontay and Vladimir Lenin made March 8 an official holiday in the USSR.
The 1918 Constitution introduced the civil marriage law, which allowed women to keep their maiden name, legalised abortion, facilitated the divorce process and desegregated educational centers. From then on women could decide on their education, profession and place of residence.
A. 64 of the 1918 Constitution of the USSR:
"The right to vote and stand as a candidate for elections is granted to both sexes."

A. 122 of the 1936 Constitution:
"Women in the USSR have the same rights as men in the economic, govt-al, cultural and socio-political areas of life"
It should not be forgotten that it was the Soviet women who participated the most in the fight against fascism during WWII, not only as nurses like Tatiana Baramzina, but also as snipers like Lyudmila Pavlichenko and Roza Shanina, and pilots like Marina Raskova and Lydia Litviak.
It should not be forgotten that it was the Soviet women who participated the most in the fight against fascism during WWII, not only as nurses like Tatiana Baramzina, but also as snipers like Lyudmila Pavlichenko and Roza Shanina, and pilots like Marina Raskova and Lydia Litviak.
It should not be forgotten that it was the Soviet women who participated the most in the fight against fascism during WWII, not only as nurses like Tatiana Baramzina, but also as snipers like Lyudmila Pavlichenko and Roza Shanina, and pilots like Marina Raskova and Lydia Litviak.
It should not be forgotten that it was the Soviet women who participated the most in the fight against fascism during WWII, not only as nurses like Tatiana Baramzina, but also as snipers like Lyudmila Pavlichenko and Roza Shanina, and pilots like Marina Raskova and Lydia Litviak.
It should not be forgotten that it was the Soviet women who participated the most in the fight against fascism during WWII, not only as nurses like Tatiana Baramzina, but also as snipers like Lyudmila Pavlichenko and Roza Shanina, and pilots like Marina Raskova and Lydia Litviak.
One remarkable but yet, often unheard of Soviet scientist was Zinaida Yermolyeva, a microbiologist who synthesized penicillin independently for the Soviet military during WWII.
Due to technical and social progress, the proportion of women in mechanical, electrical and instrumental engineering and other technically advanced industries increased. 1 out of every 3 engineers in the USSR was a woman, and 3 in 4 doctors were women.
Due to technical and social progress, the proportion of women in mechanical, electrical and instrumental engineering and other technically advanced industries increased. 1 out of every 3 engineers in the USSR was a woman, and 3 in 4 doctors were women.
Due to technical and social progress, the proportion of women in mechanical, electrical and instrumental engineering and other technically advanced industries increased. 1 out of every 3 engineers in the USSR was a woman, and 3 in 4 doctors were women.
Due to technical and social progress, the proportion of women in mechanical, electrical and instrumental engineering and other technically advanced industries increased. 1 out of every 3 engineers in the USSR was a woman, and 3 in 4 doctors were women.
Gender equality was established in article 35 of the 1977 Constitution of the USSR:
From 1928 to 1981 the % of women employees made a big jump in the SSRs of Central Asia: from 18% to 43% in the Uzbek SSR; from 11% to 48% in the Kirghiz SSR; from 7 to 39% in the Tajik SSR; from 35 to 41% in the Turkmen SSR.
[Herald of Statistics, 1979 n.1, a.72; 1982 n.1 a.69]
From 1928 to 1981 the % of women employees made a big jump in the SSRs of Central Asia: from 18% to 43% in the Uzbek SSR; from 11% to 48% in the Kirghiz SSR; from 7 to 39% in the Tajik SSR; from 35 to 41% in the Turkmen SSR.[Herald of Statistics, 1979 n.1, a.72; 1982 n.1 a.69]
From 1928 to 1981 the % of women employees made a big jump in the SSRs of Central Asia: from 18% to 43% in the Uzbek SSR; from 11% to 48% in the Kirghiz SSR; from 7 to 39% in the Tajik SSR; from 35 to 41% in the Turkmen SSR.[Herald of Statistics, 1979 n.1, a.72; 1982 n.1 a.69]
In 1981, 52% of students in higher education centers were women, and 56% in the professional educational institutions [Statistical Bulletin, 1982, No1, p. 72.]. It follows that at the level of general and special education, women in the USSR achieved de facto equality with men.
In 1981, 52% of students in higher education centers were women, and 56% in the professional educational institutions [Statistical Bulletin, 1982, No1, p. 72.]. It follows that at the level of general and special education, women in the USSR achieved de facto equality with men.
In 1981, 52% of students in higher education centers were women, and 56% in the professional educational institutions [Statistical Bulletin, 1982, No1, p. 72.]. It follows that at the level of general and special education, women in the USSR achieved de facto equality with men.
Decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR of January 22, 1981 "On measures to strengthen state assistance to families with children"
[Writers Union of the USSR, 1981, No. 13, p. 75.]
Sources (RU):

http://www.a-z.ru/women/texts/polenrd.htm

https://iq.hse.ru/news/251753859.html

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2#%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D0%A1%D0%A1%D0%A0_%D0%B8_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8
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