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ABSTRACT
This article discusses the state policy aimed at ensuring gender equality in the current social society in the
development of the new Uzbekistan. Also, the reforms carried out by the state for gender equality are detailed.
KEYWORDS
Gender equality, gender statistics, human rights, gender distribution of resources, effectiveness of social policy, UN.
INTRODUCTION
Today, in the modern society, globalization and
integration processes have started to cause new
problems. “Gender” processes can be inc
luded
without hesitation among the problems that should be
consistently and deeply studied by sociological
researchers.
Sociologists pay close attention to the difference
between the results of our actions, that is, the
unexpected results that arise from these actions.
Because this situation helps to identify situations that
have become a problem for the development of
society. Although the issue of “gender” promoted by
us does not have the sensational significance as a
problematic situation as it did at the end of the XX
century, scientific analysis of the social aspects of this
issue in the society of Uzbeks and their lifestyle from
Research Article
STATE POLICY AIMED AT ENSURING GENDER EQUALITY IN THE NEW
UZBEKISTAN (2016-2022)
Submission Date:
November 01, 2022,
Accepted Date:
November 05, 2022,
Published Date:
November 09, 2022
Crossref doi:
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Safura Abduvosiyeva
Master Student National University Of Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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the position of a sociologist gives us the right to learn
enough [2.63].
THE MAIN FINDINGS AND RESULTS
It is known that the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan
“On guarantees of equal rights and opportunities for
women and men” adopted on September 2, 2019 was
approved as a legal protection and legal guarantee
aimed at the place of women in society. The good thing
is that since thousands of years, inequality between
men and women in society and the issue of solving it
have always been relevant. In particular, as stated in
Article 1 of the law, the purpose of the law is to regulate
relations in the field of equal rights and opportunities
for women and men.
It is true that the era we are living in, while the reform
of Uzbekistan is focused on the supremacy of human
interests, still a very large number of family disputes
are cases of non-
recognition of women’s rights by
men, as well as it is true that in some cases the rights
and opportunities of women are not given enough
importance in the society. Against such negative
situations, in Article 2 of this law, “Legislative
documents on guarantees of equal rights and
opportunities for women and men consist of this Law
and other legal documents. If the international
agreement of the Republic of Uzbekistan stipulates
different provisions than those stipulated in the
legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan on guarantees
of equal rights and opportunities for women and men,
the provisions of the international agreement shall be
applied”.
The law also mentions the concept of gender,
according to which gender is the relationship between
women and men in all spheres of social life and activity,
including politics, economy, law, ideology and culture,
education and the social aspect manifested in the fields
of science is shown. Therefore, the concept of gender
does not represent only the interests of women.
Perhaps the fact that representatives of both sexes are
boldly walking towards their dreams and goals
suggests that they should be given the same
opportunity to improve the quality of life. One of the
requirements of a developed society is the provision of
equal rights for men and women.
Abu Nasr Farabi, one of the Eastern encyclopedic
scholars, in his work “The City of Virtuous People”
noted the state where equality reigned as a state
striving for virtue, while in 1791, in the declaration of
civil and women’s rights prepared by Olympia De
Gouge, for the first time, the right of women to think
freely and express their opinion was mentioned. If we
pay attention to the legal development of gender
equality, first of all, it is permissible to analyze the
historical-theoretical and legal aspects of the legal
foundations of gender equality, international and
national legislation. Of course, we all know that the
equality of men and women was specifically
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recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948,
A
rticle 1 of the Declaration states that “All people are
born free and equal in dignity and rights. They have
been given reason and conscience, so they should treat
each other in a spirit of brotherhood. According to
Article 3 of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, another international document
adopted by the UN in 1966, “States parties to the
present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal
enjoyment by men and women of all the civil and
political rights set forth in the present Covenan
t”. It is
this international norm in Article 2 of the Law “On
Guarantees of Equal Rights and Opportunities for
Women and Men” that states “Legislative documents
on guarantees of equal rights and opportunities for
women and men, this Law and other laws is the
practical and legal basis of the article “consists of
documents” [3]. Therefore, the reason why our
independent country, which has ratified the above-
mentioned international documents, attaches serious
importance to the issue of equality of women and men
in its national legislation based on the generally
recognized requirements of international law.
Another legal guarantee of this basis is that “Women
and men have equal rights” in Article 46 of the
Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Therefore,
both international legal and constitutional legal basis
of gender equality is guaranteed. Gender equality also
means social equality. It is not enough to include the
necessary provisions in the Constitution and laws to
ensure such equality. Therefore, special attention is
paid to “Raising legal culture in society”. Because even
in these testing days, i.e., during the quarantine period,
we witnessed that doctors, internal affairs, and even
National Guard employees worked side by side with
men. Despite the quarantine, we have witnessed that
there were no interruptions or shortages in the
provision of medical masks, medical clothes, and
necessary tools. The ancient Hippocratic oath of our
doctors is known to everyone. We are also witnesses
of the joy of our citizens who have recovered thanks to
the hard work of our doctors who have been working
day and night for human health. The Law of the
Republic of Uzbekistan “On Guarantees of Equal
Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men”
adopted on September 2, 2019 is a comprehensive and
basic legal document aimed at ensuring gender
equality in our country. With this law, the concept of
“gender” was defined for the first time in our national
legislation.
According to it, the main directions of the state policy
in the field of ensuring equal rights and opportunities
for women and men, as well as the mechanisms of
state management in this field, were determined. In
particular, in order to prevent gender discrimination of
women, a commission on ensuring gender equality
was established in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The
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main tasks of the commission are to implement a
unified state policy in the field of ensuring equal rights
and opportunities for women and men, to participate
in the development and implementation of state
programs, national action plans and strategies in this
field, to provide information to the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan on the work done in this field
every year, to ensure equal rights and opportunities for
women and men, and to cooperate with international
organizations and relevant bodies of foreign countries
in the field of compliance with international standards
in this regard is to increase [4].
In the era of rapid changes in life, people try to keep up
with the times, as society progresses. This also applies
to women. Now, women are only engaged in
housework and raising children, and the idea of “either
family or work” hinders gender equality. We see that
one of the most acute problems of development is
achieving equality, especially achieving gender equality
of men and women both in society and in the family is
one of the most difficult issues. Unfortunately, women
are often left out of the development process, and
even if they participate in it, they achieve it at the
expense of great difficulties and even losses (in most
cases, family disputes, divorces). In order to prevent
this situation, Article 25 of the law states that
“Housework cannot be the basis for direct or indirect
discrimination based on gender, it is performed equally
by
women and men”. It is Article 21 that guarantees
equal rights and opportunities for women and men in
labor relations. Today, ensuring women’s employment
is one of the priority areas of socio-economic
development, an important condition for raising the
standard and quality of life of the people. At the
initiative of the women’s committees, more than 2,700
small workshops were established due to the
renovation and operation of empty buildings, and
employment of about 18,000 women was provided. In
order to attract women to entrepreneurship and to
develop family entrepreneurship, the allocation of
loans has increased significantly in recent years. If we
adopt laws and do not ensure that the legal
consciousness and legal culture of the population are
high for implementation, we will face artificial
obstacles again.
Uzbekistan needs to eliminate all forms of
discrimination against all women by 2030, ensure full
and effective participation of women and equal
opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-
making in political, economic and social life. In addition,
this goal includes the introduction of gender equality
principles in the adoption of State programs at
different levels of the state [4].
In recent years, efforts to ensure gender equality and
increase the role of women in social and political life
have been carried out in several directions:
•
I
mprovement of legislation on women’s rights;
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•
Improvement of the institutional framework for
the protection of women;
•
Raising awareness of the population about gender
equality and women’s rights;
•
Training of responsible officials on the basis of
relevant legal norms to ensure their compliance in
law enforcement practice.
Taking this opportunity, I consider it appropriate to
quote President Shavkat Mirzi
yoyev’s speech in the
Senate of the Oliy Majlis in June 2019: “I am very
concerned about the stereotype that has appeared in
the minds of our people. Usually we respect a woman
first of all as a mother, a guardian of the family fortress.
This is certainly true. But today, every woman should
be not just an observer, but also an active and
proactive participant in the democratic changes taking
place in the country” [6].
CONCLUSION
The creation of guarantees for ensuring gender
equality with the new law showed that this issue has
risen to the level of state policy in Uzbekistan, and this
is a sign of our country’s progressive step in the field of
human rights.
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