According to TSB (Great Soviet Encyclopedia) emancipation (from Latin emancipatio) is a liberation from any dependence, oppression, subordination, guardianship, equalization of rights. In a general sense, it refers to the process of liberation from under one's influence.
Emancipation of minors is a legal term. They designate the announcement of a teenager who has reached 16 years of age, fully capable. In accordance with Art. 27 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, a minor may be recognized as such by decision of the guardianship authority when entering into marriage, work under a contract or employment contract, or engaging in entrepreneurial activity. According to Art. 292 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, emancipation gives a teenager the right to independently dispose of his property, including real estate. The emancipation of women was widespread in the 20th century. It means providing the weaker sex with equal rights in labor, social and family life. One of the components of women's emancipation is the struggle to recognize equality with men. Despite the fact that legislatively, basically, women's rights are equated with men's rights, outdated stereotypes still exist in the public mind. It is still believed that the prerogative of women is the family. Therefore, a woman who has the same qualifications as a man, as a rule, earns less and moves up the career ladder much more slowly. In almost all European countries, including Russia, maternity leave is granted only to mothers. However, along with female emancipation, emancipation of men appears. Today, she is gaining increasing attention to herself, causing concern among sociologists. The modern emancipated man believes that the wife should earn herself. Moreover, he behaves in the same way as an emancipated woman, i.e. prefers his personal freedom over family duty. Or, in the words of the Russian revolutionary, an active advocate for the rights of oppressed women, Alexandra Kollontai, "drinks her glass of water."
