Home and Family

• The average age of Russian women at first marriage is 22.5.
• 87% of all women over age 16 are or have been married.
• 25% of all married women are currently widowed or divorced.
• Most divorces are initiated by women. The reasons cited most frequently by women for their decision to divorce include alcoholism, poor housing, and the burden of housework.
• 11% of all Russian households are headed by a female single parent.

Source: The Role of Women in Rebuilding the Russian Economy: Studies of Economies in Transformation Paper Number 10, by Monica S. Fong, World Bank, Washington DC, 1993.