On the issue of assessing the differences in the human potential of men and women in the regions of Russia

Both for theory and for social practice, a resource-based approach to the analysis of gender relations is becoming increasingly important, allowing for balancing of the interests and needs of women and men. The purpose of this work is to examine the state of human potential in the Russian Federation from a gender perspective, using the example of the country’s regions. The object of the study is population of the Russian Federation’s regions. The subject is human potential (HP) of men and women in Russia. The author’s hypothesis is that analysis of the socio-economic situation in the Russian Federation cannot be complete without taking into account a gender-based approach. The author’s methodology for studying the potential of men and women in the regions of the Russian Federation allows us to identify the specific features of human potential in a gender-based analysis. The author proposes an index for analyzing the differences in human potential between men and women in the regions of the country, which includes such indicators as life expectancy, the proportion of individuals with higher education, and the proportion of individuals who are married. The conducted analysis revealed the maximum and minimum values for three components. Thus, the maximum life expectancy for both sexes was 83 years, while the minimum was 60 years; the maximum percentage of married individuals was 59%, while the minimum was 32%; and the maximum percentage of individuals with a completed higher education was 31.7%, while the minimum was 12.4%. The analysis also identified regional clusters based on the ratio of male and female cohorts in the Russian Federation, taking into account their balance. This analysis clearly shows the significance the ethno-national factor, which requires close attention, given its importance for such a multi-ethnic country as Russia.

human potential, gender, gender aspects of human potential, regions, ethno-national factor