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    Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment Update
    Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment Update
    Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment Update
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    Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment Update

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    This publication, prepared by the Asian Development Bank in close cooperation with the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan, contains a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic aspects of gender equality in Uzbekistan. It covers a wide range of issues related to empowering women by increasing their economic activity in various sectors. The recommendations of the assessment can be used to develop a long-term strategy for the Asian Development Bank and the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan, including programs aiming to increase women's employment and income generation and combat traditional gender stereotypes to further enhance their role and status.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsian Development Bank
    Release dateDec 1, 2018
    ISBN9789292614850
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      Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment Update - Asian Development Bank

      UZBEKISTAN COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT

      UPDATE

      DECEMBER 2018

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      © 2018 Asian Development Bank

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      ISBN 978-92-9261-484-3 (print), 978-92-9261-485-0 (electronic)

      Publication Stock No. TCS199904

      DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS199904

      The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent.

      ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ADB in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.

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      On the cover:

      Empowering women and girls. ADB-supported projects in Uzbekistan help improve girls’ and women’s access to education, training, employment, and livelihood opportunities (photos by Women's Committee of Uzbekistan and ADB).

      CONTENTS

      TABLES, FIGURES, AND BOXES

      Tables

      Figures

      Boxes

      FOREWORD

      Cooperation between the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) began in the 2000s, when ADB supported the publication of the Women and Men in Uzbekistan 2007–2010: Statistical Bulletin. statistical collection. Since then, various projects and initiatives aimed at achieving gender equality in Uzbekistan have been implemented in close collaboration with ADB. One direction that collaboration has taken is country gender assessments (CGAs). This CGA update is the third in the series, following the first two in 2005 and 2014.

      Since it gained independence in 1991, the Republic of Uzbekistan has made gender equality a fundamental democratic principle, enshrined in the Constitution. The country has acceded to over 60 international human rights agreements and joined some international organizations and covenants that promote gender equality and protection of women’s rights. Uzbekistan ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1995. Since then, it has regularly endorsed and implemented CEDAW national action plans.

      The WCU is the main driving force for gender equality in the country. It has operational branches in each administrative–territorial body, headed by the deputy head of administration on women. The government provides continuing support to the WCU. A recent decree of the President identified measures to dramatically improve interventions that support women and strengthen the family as an institution. In this context, gender analysis and assessment of projects and initiatives was seen to improve the situation of women and men are timely and constitute an integral part of WCU efficiency.

      This CGA update, prepared by ADB in close cooperation with the WCU, is a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic aspects of gender equality in Uzbekistan. It covers a wide range of issues related to women’s empowerment through increased economic activity in various sectors. The recommendations presented here can be used as basis for developing a long-term strategy for the collaboration of WCU and ADB, including programs aimed at increasing women’s employment and income generation, traditional gender stereotypes, and further enhance the role and status of women in Uzbekistan.

      Directed at at a broad range of readers, this document uses data from consultations with government officials and ADB experts. Information support and expert assessment of state agencies involved in the operational activities of ADB assisted in enriching and improving this publication. Special mention is made of the role played by the State Committee on Statistics, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Business Women’s Association, the National Bank of Uzbekistan, Hamkor Bank, Ipak Yuli Bank, Qishloq Qurilish Bank, and Ipoteka Bank, much-appreciated critical review and constructive comments were also received from different ministries and government agencies, specifically, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations and the Ministry of Agriculture, and the joint-stock companies Uzbekenergo and Uzkommunhizmat.

      We hope that this CGA demonstrates our commitment to promote gender equality in Uzbekistan.

      Tanzila Narbayeva

      Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan

      Chair of the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      This country gender assessment (CGA) update was prepared under the regional technical assistance project Strengthening West Asia (RETA 9088) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

      Research for and writing of the report was done by Eleonora Fayzullaeva, gender consultant. The assessment process was managed and supervised by ADB’s Central and West Asia Department (CWRD) gender team under Mary Alice Rosero, social development specialist on gender and development. Mekhri Khudayberdiyeva, senior social development officer for the Uzbekistan Resident Mission, and Leavides G. Domingo-Cabarrubias, gender consultant, provided technical support and guidance throughout the process of CGA preparation. Maria Ava Golda Destura and Fritz Tadeo Tuliao provided administrative and logistical support.

      The full support of the CWRD management team made this CGA update possible. The production team wishes to convey its deep appreciation to Takeo Konishi country director, Uzbekistan Resident Mission; Nianshan Zhang, advisor and head of the Portfolio, Results, Safeguards and Gender Unit; Hong Wei, deputy director general; Werner Liepach, director general; and Sean O’Sullivan, former director general.

      The team is also grateful for the invaluable support and participation of the Government of Uzbekistan in the preparation of this assessment. The assistance of development partners of ADB, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders and their participation during interviews and focus group discussions are gratefully acknowledged, as is their continuing commitment to promoting gender equality in Uzbekistan.

      Special mention is made of the role of the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan, the State Committee on Statistics, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Business Women’s Association, the National Bank of Uzbekistan, Hamkor Bank, Ipak Yuli Bank, Qishloq Qurilish Bank, and Ipoteka Bank.

      This report benefited from critical review and constructive comments received from different ministries and government agencies, specifically the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the joint-stock companies Uzbekenergo and Uzkommunhizmat.

      Credit is also due to the peer reviewers at ADB for their valuable inputs: Sonomi Tanaka, technical advisor on gender equity; Malika Shagazatova, gender consultant, SDTC-GEN and Rika Idei, transport specialist, CWTC; and, at the Uzbekistan Resident Mission, Begzod Djalilov, national consultant on economic issues.

      Gender specialists for ADB-supported projects in Uzbekistan Zamira Uktamova, Sabina Abdulzade, Diana Arlantseva, Sayora Tillakhodjaeva, Shakhnoza Horinova, and Iroda Malikova, as well as monitoring and evaluation specialist Rustam Saparov, provided assistance in organizing field surveys for this CGA update and shared information and resources relevant to the implementation of gender action plans within their respective projects. Dildora Amirkulova, chairperson, Umid Center, shared her expertise and provided support at different stages of the assessment process.

      We thank all the women and men who gave generously of their time, expertise, and experience, and thus contributed to the completion of this CGA update.

      EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

      The Policy on Gender and Development of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) adopts gender mainstreaming as a key women’s empowerment strategy with a dual approach: (i) treating gender as a crosscutting concern in all social and economic processes, and (ii) adopting targeted measures to address disparities. Since 2014, ADB has taken significant steps to mainstream gender in its Uzbekistan operations, and 43% of its active portfolio has included gender action plans (GAPs) covenanted in loan agreements. Within the gender portfolio, the most number of projects with GAPs are in water and municipal infrastructure (35%), energy (29%), and finance (21%).

      Country Background and Context

      After the election of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in December 2016, Uzbekistan pledged to focus on an inclusive and diversified economy, job creation, prioritization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and regional development, especially in rural and remote regions. The new government adopted the Strategy of Actions on Further Development of Uzbekistan in 2017–2021, which prioritize reforms to (i) improve public sector development; (ii) ensure the rule of law and reform the judicial–legal system; (iii) develop and liberalize the economy; (iv) advance society and ensure security and interethnic harmony; (v) promote religious tolerance; and (vi) implement a balanced, mutually beneficial, and constructive foreign policy. The legal environment changed dramatically. As a result, dramatic positive transformations have occurred in all sectors of the national economy and the social sphere, with a special focus on increasing the social and political activity of women and strengthening their role in governance, society, and the family.

      Gender Equality Issues

      Gender equality in Uzbekistan has seen both progress and regression since independence in 1991. The principles of nondiscrimination and equal rights for women and men are enshrined in the Constitution. The Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan (WCU) is the national machinery for women’s issues and the key player in promoting gender equality. Chaired by the deputy prime minister, the WCU has a wide network of branches in every administrative–territorial body—with a mandatory position of a deputy head on women’s issues. The latest decree of the President of February 2018 creates conditions for further encouraging the activities of the WCU, and allows for more creative yet systematic approaches to gender mainstreaming. For urban women, the WCU identified the priority issues of

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