"Women’s footprint" in the digital economy

The article presents data on positive trends in the involvement of women in the development of digitalization of both society as a whole and the digital economy in particular. The main social and economic factors hindering women's equal participation in the development of a digital society and their role in the transformation of the economy from traditional to digital are investigated. The experience of the BRICS member countries, China, India and Russia in government measures to support the involvement of women in the digital economy is reviewed, the main trends of changes in the field of gender equality in the Russian Federation in the interaction of the state, business and society are described.