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A Russian Woman's Fight For A Place At The Helm


A Russian Woman's Fight For A Place At The Helm
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In Russia, women are forbidden by law from holding 456 different professions, such as miner, firefighter, or captain of a ship. Svetlana Medvedeva received her qualifications to become a commercial captain -- and when a company turned her away, she decided to fight the law in court.

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