65% of all such jobs in the management of public affairs, the economy, the running of cooperative and community organizations are held by women. They can be found at all levels of the management structure. At the present moment, there are over half a million women factory and State farm directors, managers of building sites and collective farms, and heads of government departments. Women occupy responsible positions in the Council of Ministers of the USSR and in republican Councils of Ministers. Nine women are Deputy Chairmen of Councils of Ministers in Union and autonomous republics, 27 stand at the head of ministries in Union and autonomous republics: among them there are ministers of industry, tertiary and secondary special training, health, education, culture, foreign affairs, social security and consumer service. Women occupy a prominent place in the various departments of justice. 3,763 women have been elected to the People's Courts (1982); this figure represents 36.5% of all the People's judges in the Soviet Union. Among jurors in People's Courts there are 405,726 women, which is 54.9% of all such jurors. The social organizations and popular associations of the working people are an integral part of the Soviet political system and an important means of the further expansion of socialist democracy and involvement of increasingly larger sections of the population in government, as well as of improving and developing collectivist relationships. The largest popular associations have wide powers of government over various spheres and walks of public life, as well as the constitutional right to initiate legislative measures. The participation of popular organizations in the activity of the Soviet people's state is provided for by the Constitution of the USSR. They take, for instance, an active part in elections to Soviets of all levels. Many 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the role of women in various aspects of Soviet society, including government, economy, and social organizations. It highlights the significant proportion of women in leadership positions and their involvement in various sectors, but does not discuss specific economic or environmental issues.

**Category**
Employment, Education