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http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Country_Briefing_Papers/Women_in_Uzbekistan/default.asp?p=gender 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. Acknowledgments, Abbreviations, Table of Contents and Executive Summary [ PDF: 33kb | 8 pages ] Chapter 1: Uzbekistan in Transition [ PDF: 118kb | 18 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 Chapter 2: Situational Analysis of Women in Uzbekistan [ PDF: 113kb | 17 pages ] Demographic Trends
Social and Cultural Context
Economic Status of Female Labor
Women as less competitive
Feminization of poverty
Health and Nutrition
Education and Training
Chapter 3: Critical Issues for Women in Uzbekistan [ PDF: 56kb | 10 pages ] 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
Chapter 4: Programming Opportunities Relevant to ADB [ PDF: 54kb | 10 pages ] 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 ] - Key Aspects of the National Action Plan for the Improvement of Women’s Status in Uzbekistan
- Women’s Organizations in Uzbekistan
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