Friday, September 9, 2016

TASS — Russian ex-children’s rights ombudsman: President made a wise choice

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday appointing Kuznetsova as the country’s new children’s rights commissioner. Kuznetsova heads the Association of organizations for family protection and an executive committee of the All-Russia People’s Front in Penza, southeast of Moscow.
Kuznetsova, a 34-year-old mother of six, is a public figure and a human rights activist. She also heads the Pokrov regional foundation providing support for families, mothers and children in Penza and is a member of the women’s council subordinated to the governor’s office. She chairs a regional branch of the All-Russian public movement "Mothers of Russia" in Penza.
Sounds like she is eminently qualified for the post.

TASS
Russian ex-children’s rights ombudsman: President made a wise choice

6 comments:

Peter Pan said...

Was it necessary to draw this mundane conclusion? Or is there a problem with residual sexism in Russia and around the world?

Tom Hickey said...

The previous person was male. He was dismissed for an insensitive gaffe that a woman would not likely have made. It was a joke and taken out of context, but still, jokes are revealing.

Peter Pan said...

Female politicians have found ways to embarrass themselves and the governments they represent. Making gaffes is not a gendered issue.

Do you believe in stereotypes much?

Tom Hickey said...

Every case is different.

This lady is obviously not the Putin-bot that the West imagines. She's a liberal into human right, a group that Putin is supposedly suppressing.

In addition, my opinion is that a woman with six kids would probably make a pretty good children's ombudsman.

Tom Hickey said...

BTWE, I not saying the guy that was removed was not doing a good job. I Don't know the facts about it. He made a gaffe and had to go. He understands that.

Peter Pan said...

I don't have a problem with black/gallows humor, if that's what it was.