In society there are relationships of domination and subordination in which one part of society is in a more favorable position than another because of its gender. Relationships between men and women are patriarchal, they reflect and continue the hierarchy in which women are subordinate to men. Different forms of control act to strengthen each other and result is in marginalization of women in economic, social and political processes. Examples can be found in all areas of life: a small number of women in leading positions, women's work is defined as different and less important than male, women are scarcely represented in social, political, economic and legal institutions, violence against women is growing, unequal financed women's and men's activities (eg sports), women are treated as sexual objects, etc. The contribution of women is in the second plan, especially those from rural settlements. It is precisely the neglect of women from rural settlements purpose of writing this paper as to emphasize their importance. The work goes deeper into the analysis of the position of women in society today, the difference between women from urban areas and those from rural communities and above all describes the notion of discrimination, its forms and bases, and the legal framework for combating discrimination. The paper also introduces a theoretical approach to discrimination from a feminist approach, discrimination against women in terms of employment, but also the positions they occupy or don't, like as equal members of society.