Gender Inequality in the Institution of Marriage

There are important demographic and social problems in Russia. According to the statistics of the Department of labour and social protection, divorce in Russia ends more than 50% of marriages. The most critical period is the ‘age’ of the family from 5 to 9 years. Sociologists conclude that the cause of divorce is inequality, discrimination against women, etc. Meanwhile, gender equality has not only quantitative but many qualitative aspects. Inequality between spouses is a complex problem not only socially but also, above all, methodologically. It mixed economic, cultural, social and even religious motives. The problems of gender inequality in Russia rest on the very formulation of the question of equality, the meaning and purpose of marriage, the appropriate and inappropriate types of family relations.