Rendering of services to name a few, these include hairdressing shops, workshops for electric equipment repairing and mechanics.

Women are particularly active in the informal sector, where they pursue traditional economic activities (dyeing, dressmaking, hairdressing), as well as commercial, agroindustrial and modern activities (pharmacies, hotels, printing, private schools).

Generally a person interested in hairdressing must have a high school diploma or GED, be at least 16 years of age, and have graduated from a state licensed barber or cosmetology school.

As for the reactions of the relatively apolitical Minsk residents, Kartina Mira ( Picture of the World ) blog, run by a Belarus based Russian citizen, has this sketch (RUS), featuring a conversation overheard at one of the city's hairdressing salons