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Women in the Republic of Uzbekistan
Country Briefing Paper

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The economic transition in Uzbekistan has brought about two worrisome trends in women's socio-economic status:

• the feminization of poverty, including higher levels of women's unemployment

• deteriorating health and education status of women due mainly to the increasing cost of social services and other socio-economic factors

How can ADB effectively support the Government and the growing women's NGO movement address these issues?

This paper forms part of a series that provides information on the status and role of women in developing member countries. It also assists ADB staff integrate gender concerns in country programming work, project design, and implementation.

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Contents

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Acknowledgments, Abbreviations, Table of Contents and Executive Summary [ PDF: 33kb | 8 pages ]

Economic Reform, Poverty and Women

Economic Reform
Poverty
Women’s Political Participation

Government Gender Initiatives
Women’s Political Participation and NGOs
“Tradition,” Islam and Gender

Demographic Trends
Social and Cultural Context
Economic Status of Female Labor

Women as less competitive
Feminization of poverty

Health and Nutrition
Education and Training

Economic Costs of Transition
Employment and unemployment in SMEs
Vocational skills training
Business and entrepreneur skills
Microcredit programs
Financial sector reform and SME reform

Human Costs of Development
Health and hygiene
Child-care centers
Education
Women’s leadership and political participation
Gender and Development Capacity Building
Building gender capacity in government
Supporting public education programs on gender and gender stereotypes
Building a database on the economic and social conditions of women and households

ADB Operational Strategy for Uzbekistan
General Recommendations

Building the gender capacity of the GID Unit
Retraining highly skilled women in business and management
Supporting small business development for promoting women’s microenterprises

Designing microfinance programs for poor women
Promoting tertiary and vocational education for women
Strengthening the capacity of NGOs working on gender
Supporting agriculture-related projects
Institutionalizing gender-disaggregated data
Strengthening and building the institutional capacity of government GAD focal points and women’s NGOs
Gender Concerns in ADB’s Project Pipeline for Uzbekistan, 2000-2001
Approved Projects, 2000

Senior Secondary Education (Loan 1737)
Ak-Altin Agriculture Development (Project 30458-01)
Second Small and Medium Enterprise Development (Loan 1799)
Railway Modernization (Loan 1773)

Proposed 2001 Loans

Basic Education Staff Development
Rural Savings and Credit Union Development

Bibliography [ PDF: 13kb | 2 pages ]

Appendixes [ PDF: 61kb | 11 pages ]

1. Key Aspects of the National Action Plan for the Improvement of Women’s Status in Uzbekistan
2. Women’s Organizations in Uzbekistan