Russia may liken maternity leave [3 years] to being employed - Dmitry Gusev, MP.

Russia may liken maternity leave [3 years] to being employed - Dmitry Gusev, MP.

You have to work a certain amount of years to be eligible for a pension, the more years the higher the amount will be. As such, women raising children are at a disadvantage.

This is another measure aimed at increasing birth rates - population of Russia decreased by 1,300,000 last year. Get cracking