Asian development bank

Tables

1. Basic Statistics 3

   
   

2. Sex-Disaggregation in Decision-Making Bodies, 2017 10

   
   

3. Sex-Disaggregation of Uzbekenergo JSC Staff 19

   
   

4. Access to Water Supply and Sanitation, 2014–2016 26

   
   

5. Sex-Disaggregation of Water Supply Sector Staff, 2014–2016 28

   
   

6. Sex-Disaggregation of Urban and Rural Population, January 2018 50

   
   

7. Sex-Disaggregation of Automobile, River, and Railway Transport Staff, 2014–2016 58

   
   

8. Sex-Disaggregation in Professional Medical Educational Institutions 65

   
   

and among Work Personnel

9. Enrollment in Secondary General and Secondary Special Education, 68

   
   

2016–2017 Academic Year

10. Sex-Disaggregation of Management in Secondary General Education 71

    
    

11. Sex-Disaggregation of Female Staff in Higher Education 73

    
    

Figures

1. Average Monthly Nominal Accrued Wages of Employees, by Sphere 12
   

of Economic Activity, 2016

2. Women-Led Businesses, by Sector, 2017 35

   
   

3. Commercial Bank in Support of Women Entrepreneurs 38

   
   

4. Teachers (Core Staff), Academic Year 2015–2016 70

   
   

vi Tables, Figures, and Boxes

Boxes

1. Uzbekistan National Action Plan, 2014–2016 7

   
   

2. Talimarjan Power Project—Outcomes of the Gender Action Plan 21

   
   

3. Advanced Electricity Metering Project—Outcomes of Gender Action Plan 23

   
   

4. Surkhandarya Water Supply and Sanitation Project—Outcomes 30

   
   

of the Gender Action Plan

5. Water Supply and Sanitation in the Andijan Region—Outcomes 31

   
   

of the Gender Action Plan

6. Water Resource Management Project—Outcomes of the Gender Action Plan 32

   
   

7. Outcomes of Human Resources Gender Policy in Participating Commercial Banks 43

   
   

8. Outcomes of Clientele-Oriented Gender Policy in Participating Commercial Banks 44

   
   

9. Housing for Integrated Rural Development Investment Program— 49

   
   

Outcomes of the Gender Action Plan

10. Horticulture Value Chain Development Project— 54

    
    

Outcomes of the Gender Action Plan

11. Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Project— 61

    
    

Outcomes of the Gender Action Plan

C
ooperation between the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan and the asian development Bank (adB) began in the 2000s, when adB supported the publication of the “Women and Men in Uzbekistan 2007–2010: Statistical Bulletin.” statistical collection.
Since then, various projects and initiatives aimed at achieving gender equality in Uzbekistan have been implemented in close collaboration with adB. One direction that collaboration has taken is country gender assessments (CGas). this CGa update is the third in the series, following the first two in 2005 and 2014.
Since it gained independence in 1991, the Republic of Uzbekistan has made gender equality a fundamental democratic principle, enshrined in the Constitution. the country has acceded to over 60 international human rights agreements and joined some international organizations and covenants that promote gender equality and protection of women’s rights. Uzbekistan ratified the Convention on the elimination of all Forms of discrimination against Women (CedaW) in 1995. Since then, it has regularly endorsed and implemented CedaW national action plans.

the WCU is the main driving force for gender equality in the country. It has operational branches in each administrative–territorial body, headed by the deputy head of administration on women. the government provides continuing support to the WCU. a recent decree of

the president identified measures to dramatically improve interventions that support women and strengthen the family as an institution. In this context, gender analysis and assessment of projects and initiatives was seen to improve the situation of women and men are timely and constitute an integral part of WCU efficiency.
this CGa update, prepared by adB in close cooperation with the WCU, is a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic aspects of gender equality in Uzbekistan. It covers a wide range of issues related to women’s empowerment through increased economic activity in various sectors. the recommendations presented here can be used as basis for developing a long- term strategy for the collaboration of WCU and adB, including programs aimed at increasing women’s employment and income generation, traditional gender stereotypes, and further enhance the role and status of women in Uzbekistan.

viii Foreword

directed at at a broad range of readers, this document uses data from consultations with government officials and adB experts. Information support and expert assessment of state agencies involved in the operational activities of adB assisted in enriching and improving this publication. Special mention is made of the role played by the State Committee on Statistics, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Business Women’s association, the National Bank of Uzbekistan, Hamkor Bank, Ipak Yuli Bank, Qishloq Qurilish Bank, and Ipoteka Bank, much-appreciated critical review and constructive comments were also received from different ministries and government agencies, specifically, the Ministry of economy, the Ministry

of employment and Labor Relations and the Ministry of agriculture, and the joint-stock companies Uzbekenergo and Uzkommunhizmat.

We hope that this CGa demonstrates our commitment to promote gender equality in Uzbekistan.

Tanzila Narbayeva