Gender aspects of business management in Russia

Gender aspects of business management in Russia are analyzed on the example of dynamics in the number and share of woman and men among top-managers. On the basis of analysis of the gender statistics of education and employment the author examines the causes for the outrunning growth in the share of women among the business top-management as compared to that of men. She shows that formalization of the criteria for evaluation of success in education and business furthers women’s career. The article provides data on the comparative economic effectiveness of women and men in business management.