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Uzbekistan - Country Gender Assessment 2024

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.contributor.authorThe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-05T19:18:19Z
dc.date.available2024-06-05T19:18:19Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-05
dc.description.abstractAddressing gender gaps is critical to the success of Uzbekistan’s inclusive transformation. Uzbekistan’s national income would be about 29 percent higher if women were to participate in equal measure to men. If working women were simply to catch up to the wages earned by men, the increased income would pull more than 700,000 people out of poverty. What prevents Uzbekistan from realizing such massive potential This Country Gender Assessment identifies strengths and examines the remaining barriers to greater equality within Uzbekistan’s ongoing social and economic transformation. It consolidates existing analytical work by the government, the World Bank, development partners, academia, and others. Ultimately, it proposes a set of high-priority goals essential to closing the gap between Uzbekistan’s current performance and its potential for more inclusive prosperity. The enduring challenge of gender inequality holds Uzbekistan back from its development potential. Comparing to global benchmarks identifies many of the strengths and weaknesses in Uzbekistan’s recent performance with regards to gender equality. In the 2022 global Gender Development Index, which measures gaps in human development achievements across health, knowledge, and living standards, Uzbekistan is ranked 106 out of 189 countries. Since monitoring began, life expectancy is the only component of the index for which women have ranked higher than men. Legal impediments to equality measured by the Women, Business, and the Law (WBL) index in 2023 revealed that Uzbekistan, with a score of just 70.6, ranked at the bottom of the list of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) countries, especially with respect to legislation addressing gender-based violence (GBV), equality in the workplace, equal pay, parenthood, and pensions. It should be noted however that recent legislation promises to raise the country’s future performance on the WBL measure in 2024, especially with respect to GBV and workplace protections introduced in the country’s new labor code. Despite challenges, Uzbekistan performs relatively well in several critical dimensions, above all with respect to equal access to basic health and education services, as is highlighted in the country’s strong performance in the global Gender Inequality Index. Collectively, these comparisons suggest that while Uzbekistan has a strong tradition investing in human capital for both men and women, an urgent agenda to foster a more inclusive society remains incomplete. But success promises to generate a virtuous circle of gender equity and economic growth.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099052824010093257/P1756961bcc2a50811a9d21c373fd390418
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/41663
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41663
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectVIOLENCE PREVENTION
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectSDG 5
dc.subjectPEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSDG 16
dc.titleUzbekistan - Country Gender Assessment 2024en
dc.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleUzbekistan - Country Gender Assessment 2024
okr.date.disclosure2024-06-05
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-08T06:39:09.128398Z
okr.date.lastmodified2024-05-28T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeCountry Gender Assessment (CGA)
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099052824010093257/P1756961bcc2a50811a9d21c373fd390418
okr.guid099052824010093257
okr.identifier.docmidP175696-bcc2a54a-4ef7-4d81-a9d2-c373fd390418
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/41663
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34325973
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34325973
okr.identifier.report190628
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099052824010093257/pdf/P1756961bcc2a50811a9d21c373fd390418.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryUzbekistan
okr.sectorCentral Government (Central Agencies)
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economic Policy
okr.topicGender::Gender and Governance
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Development
okr.unitEFI-ECA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EECPV)
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