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International Journal of Culture and Modernity
ISSN 2697-2131, Volume 18 | July-2022
https://ijcm.academicjournal.io
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The Spatiality of Gender Equality and Women's Leadership Positions
in New Uzbekistan
Juraev Zuhriddin, Ph.D.
Student, Department of Geography, Chonnam National University
Young-Jin Ahn
Professor, Department of Geography, Chonnam National University
ANNOTATION
This study is to contribute to the number of scientific works in social geography. Under the
term ―New Uzbekistan‖, we will examine the impact of reforms on gender equality bas ed on
spatial analysis. Since this is the first time our study has been conducted, so, we first covered
the theoretical background in more detail. We have made the field of feminism and gender
studies scientifically linked to our research. We analyzed the impact of Gender equality and
feministic approaches on the issues of women's leadership positions. The purpose of this
paper is to analyze the work that needs to be done in the context of gender studies and to
identify the research that needs to be done in the future. In addition, there are limited sources
on feminist geography and gender study works in Central Asia, particularly in Uzbekistan.
We then examined the proportion of women in the workplace in the new Uzbekistan and the
spatiality of leadership positions for women. In the concluding section, we have provided our
comments and suggestions.
KEYWORDS: gender studies, women leadership positions, spatiality, feminist geography,
gender equality.
1. Introduction
There are many criteria in the world that reflect the prestige and cultural level of the state and
society. But there is a criterion that clearly reflects the spiritual maturity of any nation and
people, which is determined by the attitude of society to women. In the ―New Uzbekistan‖
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the implementation of essential reforms, the protection of human rights and interests in the
process of building a strong civil society, and the rule of law; ensuring equal rights and
opportunities for men and women have become relevant issues. However, despite the
progress made in recent years, there are still old stereotypes about women. It still
―contributes‖ to the ceiling of women's rights in society. Fair gender interpretation is one of
the professional and ethical values such as clarity, impartiality, and fairness. In fact, respect
for women is an ancient value of the Uzbek nation. In the distant and recent past, some
famous women introduced the voice of the Uzbek Nation to the World. Although the issue of
women in Uzbekistan has risen to the level of public policy, various social or cultural
stereotypes and/or barriers still hinder women from achieving equality in the workplace and
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Note: The term “New Uzbekistan” was introduced by the current President. The reason for this is the
policy of reviving the work of scientists-scholars from Uzbekistan, who founded the First and Second
Renaissance periods in Uzbek national history.