The independent social women's center of the Pskov area began one of winners of competition on participation in the training program on creation of the resource centers working with problems of violence against women.

They have collected 2 thousand dollars and have transferred their to ombudsman of Sverdlovsk area. The wish was one - that the technical equipment was the Korean manufacture.

The regional public organization "Association of women journalists" of Republic Buryatiya has taken part in work of the Republican seminar "Gender aspects of education of pupils".

Nadezhda Lozitskaya has propound with the initiative of creation of club of lonely women "Nadezhda".

Social movement "Woman of Saint Petersburg" conducts work after protection of their rights and social guarantees, increase of a role of women in a political life of northern capital. Movement promotes realization of many social initiatives of the women's organizations - the help to parents of children - invalids, training of jobless women, counteraction to spread of drug, health protection of women. Movement unites 24 women's organizations.

On February, 26 from a building of Administration of the President of the Russian Federation began work International congress "Russian family". As the press-service of Council of Federation informed, the congress is devoted to decade of carrying out in the Russian Federation the International year of family and discusses problems of strengthening of institute of family, strategy of development of a family policy in the country and its legislative maintenance.

On March, 2, 2004. Association of the crisis centers of support for women "Stop violence" at support of the Center of creative programs of the Union of journalists of Russia carries out a round table "How to stop sexual trafficking of women and girls? ". The round table will take place in the Marble hall of the Central house of journalists from 15:00. The beginning of registration - 14:30. The additional information (095) 250-9171, rac2women@mtu-net.ru.

It was declared on February, 25 at a meeting with journalists in Petersburg by the candidate for Presidents of the Russian Federation by Irina Khakamada. At the same time, Khakamada does not consider, that any woman would be the best President, than the man.

On March, 2 before the International women's holiday on March, 8 in Regional public reception of plenipotentiary of the president of the Russian Federation in Privolzhski federal district will pass "round table" with participation of leaders of women's national and public organizations of Bashkiria, women - businessmen.They will be talk about a policy of the Russian Federation in the field of social protection of women, children and motherhood.

The special attention is demanded with a problem of health of pregnant women. More than 50% of women have an anemia that results in a birth of weak and sick newborns. There are few free-of-charge social places in preschool establishments. As result, children from needy families have no opportunity to receive preschool education and to have the meal necessary for their development.

The new structure of the State Duma began the work. Whether orders of voters begin for deputies a priority? The public organizations engaged in problems of equality of women and men will put questions before deputies about fastening principles of equality in federal laws. Whether their expectations are vain?

Altay regional crisis center for men has carried out the seminar - training "Bases of telephone consultation".