Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - Uzbekistan is developing a Strategy to achieve gender equality in the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2020-2030, Dunyo reports.

Gender equality is an important factor in effective economic and social development. In this regard, the further provision of favorable conditions for full self-realization of women in Uzbekistan has been raised to the level of state policy.

The participants in the round table organized by the Committee of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis on Women and Gender Equality, the Commission on Gender Equality of the Republic of Uzbekistan, discussed this urgent issue.

During the event, it was noted that in 2019 practical steps were taken to achieve gender equality. In particular, the laws “On guarantees of equal rights and opportunities for women and men” and “On the protection of women from oppression and violence” were adopted, and the Committee of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis on Women and Gender Equality was formed.

In addition, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Measures to Further Strengthen Guarantees of Labor Rights and Support the Entrepreneurship of Women” dated March 7, 2019, the Commission on Gender Equality of the Republic of Uzbekistan was established.

The most important step was the development of a Strategy to achieve gender equality in the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2020-2030, in which the provisions of the Constitution, the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Guarantees of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men”, long-term goals and development priorities of the country, defined in the Strategy of Action for the five priority areas of the development of the republic in 2017–2021.

In addition, the main approaches to the development and implementation of the Gender Strategy are based on the principles of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and are based on results-based planning, taking into account the context of the country as a whole and each individual region in particular.

The Strategy also includes equitable quality education for all throughout life, including expanding access to higher education for girls, especially from rural areas and vulnerable groups, ensuring gender equality and freedom from violence for all women and girls, and preventing trafficking in human beings. .

Among the main tasks are the development of national gender statistics, planning and budgeting with a gender perspective.

According to experts and politicians, the adoption and implementation of the Gender Strategy will increase the efficiency of state policy and the use of financial resources in terms of eliminating barriers and the gap in relation to the equal rights and opportunities of women and men in the economic, social and political spheres. It will also contribute to achieving de facto and legal gender equality, which will positively affect the quality of life of all citizens of the country.

Following the results of the round table, proposals were made to address the problems in achieving gender equality specified in the draft Strategy, recommendations were adopted that will become the basis for its refinement.