The textbook is written in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard in the direction of training "Social Work." It examines numerous aspects of the socio-economic, political and spiritual status of women in Russia, gives recommendations for an egalitarian solution to the problems existing in society. For undergraduates, graduate students, teachers, as well as those who deal with issues of equality between women and men, the implementation of gender policies and the elimination of the "double standard."