Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment: Update

Kaynonalar Kengashi
) under each 
makhallya
provided social 
and psychological aid to 3,113 families in difficult life situations. about 6,000 families reconciled 
and 5,376 mothers were paid alimony (footnote 3).
However, WCU outreach does not address the professional choices and segregation of women 
in the labor market, and lacks programs that attract young women and girls to traditionally 
non-female sectors, resulting in gender disparity. Further, the WCU’s long-term strategy 
should include structured, comprehensive, and systematic interventions to combat traditional 
stereotypes.
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UN Convention on elimination of all Forms of discrimination against Women (CedaW) Committee. 2014.
 5th Periodic 
Report of Member States: Uzbekistan.
Geneva. paras. 280–285.

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II. CrOSSCUTTING GENDEr 
EQUALITy ISSUES
A. Sex-Disaggregated Data and Statistics
In 2005, the CGa identified a lack of reliable and regular sex-disaggregated data for setting 
target baselines, formulating policies and strategies, and monitoring the progress of key 
indicators (e.g., poverty reduction, employment, and access to basic resources and services).
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Since then, the State Committee on Statistics has regularly published the 
Women and Men of 
Uzbekistan Statistical Bulletin 
and with adB support, launched the Gender Statistics website 
(https://gender.stat.uz/ru/) in 2014.
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the site contains basic information on demography, 
employment, tourism, social protection systems, and crime statistics. It also presents data on 
social sectors (health care, education, physical culture, and sports).
Lack of sex-disaggregated data in key adB sectors (e.g., energy, construction, transport, 
and communication) hinders the evaluation of gender disparities. there is also a lack of 
globally identified indicators (e.g., share of women in political participation and decision 
making, property rights, access to resources, paid and unpaid work and home businesses, 
unemployment, time use) on the web resource and in printed statistical collections. 
additionally, the scarcity of demographic and sector-related surveys with publicly available 
statistics presents a significant challenge for researchers, NGOs, and development partners, and 
impedes the process of mainstreaming gender in policy planning and program development.
the WCU also collects sex-disaggregated data through its network of administrative units, but 
it lacks the systematic approach, human resource capacity, and technical resources needed 
to develop tools, maintain the database, and analyze the data. the donor community must 
support the WCU in developing holistic and sustainable mechanisms for the regular collection 
of gender statistics.
B. Women’s Political Participation
Legislation in Uzbekistan does not restrict women’s political participation. Uzbekistan prohibits 
violence against women, and antidiscrimination laws forbid discrimination in the workplace.
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Women throughout the country hold high office. Well-known women include 14 senators 
and 15 deputies in the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (parliament), 2 female ministers, 
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adB. 2005. 
Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment.
Manila. pp. 9–10.
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to improve the collection, analysis, and use of gender statistics, adB supported the State Committee on Statistics and 
the WCU in launching (in January 2014) and further maintaining the official website, under the promoting Gender-
Inclusive Growth in Central and West asia developing Member Countries (Regional technical assistance 7563) project.
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“Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2013