Professional forms of Employment in the Russian Federation: Problems and Challenges

Women have to keep in focus a lot of factors that need to be coordinated with professional self-realization. At the present stage of economic development, the labor market offers women the possibility of professional self-realization in various forms of employment. In relation to professional activities, women manifest certain expectations, plans and ideas, which can change over the course of their life as they develop in professional and personal terms. In women, a career should be in balance with family life. In this regard, they choose the form of employment that will be optimal for the prevailing circumstances and lifestyle. The article analyzes the professional preferences of employment forms, taking into account the relevant selection criteria using the Analytic Hierarchy Process method. The study identified women's preferences in terms of employment, such as wage employment, freelancing, and their own business. In accordance with the purpose of the study, the selection criteria were defined: free time for oneself, the opportunity to "make a career", unguaranteed monthly income, stable monthly income, rationed working day, the ability not to perform work at home. The results also showed the high importance of professional activities in the life of a woman. The choice of a woman is not between alternatives to "work" or "not to work", but between alternative forms of employment and criteria for choosing a job.