In our opinion, this article highlights some interesting aspects of the idea of gender equality. Naturally, the article is largely of an introductory nature and does not claim to fully cover and solve all the problems in this area. One of our main goals is to draw attention to the need for further theoretical research and practical solutions in this area. The article also covers current issues of ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men in New Uzbekistan, a theoretical and empirical analysis of the problem of ensuring equality of women and men in law, ethics and social practice, analytical documents and studies of international organizations, as well as the works of domestic and foreign scientists, identified using a combination of historical, comparative and other methods.