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and mainstreamed across the WBG portfolio in Uzbekistan. Research on barriers to labor market 

participation and entrepreneurial activities―including social and cultural norms but also looking at 

human capital, financial and legal literacy, access to land rights, financial and legal resources, as well 

as information and networks―would be undertaken to inform specific interventions. Social norms 

related to women’s academic, entrepreneurial, and professional aspirations need to be addressed in a 

targeted manner, linked to specific project interventions. For example, public awareness campaigns 

would encourage increased female enrollment in higher education, with particular focus on technical 

and business subjects. Projects in energy, transport, and ICT should consider introducing enabling 

measures for women to enter these mostly male sectors. The Project on Cadaster and Property 

Registration will produce gender-disaggregated data on property ownership, as well as barriers to 

access to property registration services for women, as well as other social vulnerable groups. In line 

with the stepped up approach to citizen engagement, all sectors would work to ensure equal 

participation and engagement of women as well as men in the planning, implementation and 

monitoring of project interventions. 

 

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Separate attention to the needs of women is required in interventions to strengthen