The publication contains a gender aspect related to population size and structure, the life expectancy, mortality, morbidity with various diseases, educational attainment, training of students of secondary and higher educational institutions, women and men employment and unemployment, the level of wages. Share of women in the Federal bodies of legislative, executive and judicial sectors of the state power is also included. Most indicators refer to the subjects of the Russian Federation.

Results of international comparisons are also given in the handbook.