Year: 2026

We present to your attention Svetlana Menshchikova is the Deputy Director of the Department of Social Design and Crisis Intervention at the NGO International Women's Union. Svetlana Menshchikova came to psychology from a completely different professional reality. Before psychology, she had two professions — a regional scientist and an economist, neither of which had anything to do with feelings. But long before graduation, people came to her with their stories — friends, colleagues, unfamiliar fellow travelers on trains and the subway. They opened up and said things they usually keep to themselves. Her own life forced her to figure out what to do with it. When my son was two years old, Svetlana got divorced. Almost immediately, a difficult period began in the parental family — it took so much effort…

Moscow, 2026 — The V Anniversary International Forum "Woman of the Third Millennium" and the International Exhibition and Fair "By Hands of a Woman" will be held under the patronage of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. The corresponding decision was supported by the President of the CCI of Russia, Sergey Nikolayevich Katyrin. For the organisers of the Forum — the Regional Public Organisation "International Women's Union" — this is high recognition of many years of work and acknowledgement of the project's significance at the state level. What This Means for the Forum The patronage of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation is not just a status. It means: Recognition of the Forum as a significant international platform for the development of…

On 23 September 2026, the I All-Russian Expert and Practical Conference "Modern Motherhood: Challenges, Resources, Solutions" was held in Moscow. The organizer was the Regional Public Organization "International Women's Union" (IWU), and the event was conducted by its Department of Social Design and Crisis Intervention. The official information partner of the conference was the online publication "Posolskaya Zhizn" (Embassy Life). Olga Moroz — founder of the eponymous Clinic of Aesthetic Medicine, member of the Expert Council on Aesthetic Medicine under the Commissioner for the Protection of Entrepreneurs' Rights of the Moscow Government, member of the Board of the National Association of Healthcare Managers, and author of patented methods for non-surgical facial and body rejuvenation — spoke at the conference as a speaker. What Olga Moroz Spoke About Pregnancy and childbirth…

On 23 September 2026, the I All-Russian Expert and Practical Conference "Modern Motherhood: Challenges, Resources, Solutions" was held in Moscow. The organizer was the Regional Public Organization "International Women's Union" (IWU), and the event was conducted by its Department of Social Design and Crisis Intervention. The official information partner of the conference was the online publication "Posolskaya Zhizn" (Embassy Life). [caption id="attachment_10570" align="aligncenter" width="1289"] Screenshot[/caption] Elena Eliseeva — psychologist, psychology lecturer, and psycho-kinesiologist, a single mother of two children — spoke at the conference as a speaker. She helps people overcome crisis situations and restore their resources. Her professional experience is based on her own life journey: 18 years of living in a codependency scenario, the loss of her first husband and brother due to addiction, and 9 years of…

The Regional Public Organization "International Women's Union" (ISW) has joined the public structure of the Committee of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Women's Entrepreneurship. This is a significant event for our Union, opening a new stage in the development of our community and expanding opportunities to support women entrepreneurs, executives, and leaders of public initiatives. A New Stage of Cooperation Joining the MCCI Committee is not only a recognition of ISW's activities but also a practical step toward strengthening dialogue between the women's entrepreneurial community and one of the country's key business institutions. For many years, the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry has served as a platform for business development, protection of entrepreneurs' interests, and the formation of constructive partnerships. Cooperation with the Committee for Women's…

The Regional Public Organization "International Women's Union" ( "IWU") announces a strategic personnel decision aimed at strengthening work with youth and the educational community. The President of the organization, Alfiya Ravilyevna Amirova, has signed an order appointing Irina Viktorovna Khamdokhova as the Head of the Department of International Academic Partnerships for a term of one year. The appointment of Irina Khamdokhova marks a new stage in the development of public diplomacy under the auspices of the Women's Union. In her new role, she will oversee the establishment of sustainable connections between schools, universities, children's camps, and centers in Russia and foreign countries. The head's area of responsibility will cover interaction with educational institutions, as well as international and youth policy. The primary task now facing Irina Khamdokhova is the unification…

On September 23, 2026, the I All-Russian Expert and Practical Conference "Modern Motherhood: Challenges, Resources, Solutions" was held in Moscow. The organizer was the Regional Public Organization "International Union of Women" (IWU), and the event was conducted by the Department of Social Design and Crisis Intervention. The official information partner of the conference was the online publication "Embassy Life." [caption id="attachment_10551" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Фотограф Анна Смирноваsmirnovaanna.ru[/caption] The conference was a success. Speakers and guests highly praised the level of its organization, the relevance and depth of the topics raised, and noted the undoubted benefit of the event. Important issues that concern every family today were touched upon: how to combine a career and raising children, how to build a support system for single mothers, how to help families with children…

The event was held with the support of the International Women's Union On August 24, 2026, a round table on business etiquette for municipal employees of Bogucharsky District was held in Boguchar. The initiator and organizer of the event was Yulia  Kuzmina — entrepreneur, deputy of the City Council of People’s Deputies, and member of the ROO “International Union of Women”. The event was held with the support of the International Women's Union and the administration of Bogucharsky District. Speaker and Program The main speaker was Natalya  Zubkova — Chairman of the Business Ethics Committee of the Voronezh Regional Branch of the All-Russian Public Organization “Opora Rossii”, member of the Association of Etiquette Specialists, and founder of the Voronezh Etiquette Club. During the round table, the following key aspects of business…

  I All-Russian Expert and Practical Conference "Modern Motherhood: Challenges, Resources, solutions" September 23, 2026 | Moscow Dear colleagues, partners, and friends! The organizer of the conference is the ROO "International Women's Union" (IWU) , which brings together leaders from 40+ countries on its platforms to promote women's entrepreneurship, leadership, and public diplomacy. The event is organized by the IWU Department of Social Design and Crisis Intervention. Official information partner — the online publication "Embassy Life" (https://embassylife.ru/), the only media resource in Russia covering the activities of foreign embassies in the Russian Federation and Russian diplomatic missions abroad. The monthly audience of the publication exceeds 550,000 visitors. This is the first large-scale event of our Union, dedicated to one of the most important and sensitive issues of modern society — motherhood, family, and childhood. Why is this important? The…

Ekaterina Florenskaya is a family psychologist, psychosomatic counselor, member of the "International Women's Union". She works in an integrative approach, combining classical counseling, systemic family therapy, emotionally focused and emotionally imaginative therapy, the PSY 2.0 method and bodywork. From engineer to psychologist Ekaterina's path to psychology began long before graduation. Even as a teenager, she noticed a trait that she calls her main professional feature today: it's easy for people to trust her. Friends shared the most intimate things — how to build relationships, how to survive the first love, how to figure yourself out. Ekaterina was able to listen in such a way that a person felt it was safe to tell the truth here. Then she seriously considered going to study psychology. But life turned out differently —…