This article explores the gender aspects of careers in Russian academia regarding work-life and work-work balance. We drew on data from a survey of 2,076 academic economists conducted in January 2021. Under the concept of work-work balance (Griffin, 2022), we discuss the gender imbalances that arise within the profession. We relate work-life balance (Lester, 2015) primarily to parenthood. We combined survey data with bibliometric data from the national citation base to see how different “work-life” and “work-work” factors are associated with publication productivity. The results did not show a statistically significant correlation between having children and the number of publications for men and women at this research stage. We also discuss possible reasons for this result.

This paper analyzes data from about 400,000 supported and rejected grant applications submitted to the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) from 1994 to 2016 across eight research fields, including STEM and Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH). This study examined gender disparities in the grant application process by analyzing the number of applications submitted, the percentage of applications supported, and the representation of women across different research fields and grant types. The results indicate gender disparities in funding, although there is a slow positive trend. Women are underrepresented in STEM fields and experience lower acceptance rates for both STEM and SSH grants. Additionally, women are more likely to participate in grant competitions for early-career researchers.