Achieving gender equality in the 21st Century is one of the global priorities of every state. The Republic of Kazakhstan on its way of development also focuses on this problem, because gender equality is the basis for the economic and social development of the state. International organisations prepare reports reflecting indices (gender gap index, gender inequality index, gender development index and others) which characterise the state of equality between men and women in different countries. It was established that Kazakhstan had practically reached gender equality at the stage of education. Even the first steps towards market reforms showed the unequal impact of the socioeconomic transformation on the position of men and women in society. The transition to the market was followed, on the one hand, by the curtailment of social programmes and the social sphere, and on the other hand, by an increase of labour force requirements. Under these conditions, women who traditionally bear family care, were more disadvantaged than men, both in the family and in the workplace. Democratic reforms in the post-Soviet societies created the conditions for more active participation of women in the political and economic life of the country, securing them more rights and freedoms, yet there has been a sharp deterioration in the status of women, an increase of female unemployment, the feminisation of poverty, the displacement of women in the informal economy and increase of domestic labour. Determined that the Gender Gap Index affects the gross domestic product per capita which is one of the indicators characterising the economic condition of the state. The greater the gender gap index is, the smaller is the inequality between the sexes and the higher GDP per capita is. The article presents a correlation-regression analysis which characterises the interrelation of gender equality indicators with economic indicators.

The agrarian sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan as the most important branch of the country's economy is a key element of the national security system that ensures food security of the population. Now there are many serious problems in the agricultural sector. The population living in rural areas is enthusiastic about moving to cities. The reasons for this are the low quality of life and the poor state of infrastructure in rural areas, as well as the low level of interest in the agricultural sector among rural youth and low wages. These structural problems have led to a decrease in the share of the agricultural sector in the country's economy and have resulted in many agricultural products being imported from neighboring countries to meet the level of demand for food. In turn, we believe that one of the most important ways to increase labor productivity in the agricultural sector is measures aimed at improving the human resource capacity of rural areas. Regardless the level of technological advancement the world around us is, the main element of the labor market is the workforce. The aim of the article is a gender assessment of human resources potential of the agricultural sector. If to pay attention to the structure of human resources potential in the labor market, the majority of industries in rural regions employ male citizens. The reason for this is the specific features of the agricultural production sector (high labor intensity of the working process, irregular working hours, etc.). However, at present there is also a low tendency to increase the number of women employed as managerial personnel in the production enterprises of the agrarian sector or engaged in activities not directly related to the production of agrarian products.