The Soviet Legacy and Women's Rights in Central Asia

Kamp, Marianne

doi:10.1525/curh.2016.115.783.270

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“…At the same time, the inertial processes laid down by the totalitarian regime hinder the development of a just society in the former Soviet republics. The study of the Soviet legacy on the issue of women's rights in Central Asia was conducted by M. Kamp (2016). In particular, she pointed to the continuing low proportion -only about 30% -of girls studying at universities and academic institutions in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, comparing this with the situation in the United States in the 1950s.…”

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Experience in addressing the gender issue in post-Soviet countries

Saifnazarova,

Saifnazarov

2023

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This article examines the experience of addressing the gender issue in countries formed after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the national and historical characteristics of all independent states are markedly different, the purpose of the paper is to study the challenges that women had to face, to identify the positive experience of the decision in each case as well as to identify the general trends of such decisions. On the basis of statistical data published by the competent authorities of both the independent states themselves and the Economic Commission for Europe, an analysis was made of such key parameters of equality as employment, average wages, level of access to information, the relative number of representatives in leadership positions in state institutions and representative offices in national parliaments, as well as the general trend of legislative initiatives designed to combat discrimination against women. As a result of the analysis of the dynamics of indicators, the leading states in solving the gender issue were identified, and an assessment was made of the development of this area in the future. This analysis led to the conclusion that the transition of women’s rights issues to the plane of public discourse, the absence of silence concerning the problem, as well as the observance of voting rights are a guarantee of a significant reduction in the level of discrimination in society. The practical significance of the research lies in identifying the leading countries where the gender issue has been resolved positively, as well as formulating recommendations based on their experience for countries where the gender balance is still not respected, which will lead to a general strengthening of the protection of women’s rights.

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Experience in addressing the gender issue in post-Soviet countries

Saifnazarova,

Saifnazarov

2023

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“…A strategic placement of gender at the center of Central Asia's social transformation further politicized gender roles and women's rights but did little to challenge male primacy associated with in-family and societal leadership. 29 The effects of these changes are manifested in the current nationalizing policies in the post-Soviet countries (e.g., for Tajikistan, see Nozimova's article in this issue; for Kyrgyzstan, see Kim, Molchanova and Orozalieva's article in this Issue).…”

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Introduction

Peshkova

Thibault

2022

Cent. Asian Aff.

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Gender-based violence, (geo)politics, and Islam continue to dominate the production of knowledge about Central Asia. While using a gender lens, this Special Issue offers a different perspective on the region. The authors link historical analyses of imperial and Soviet gendered modernities to contemporary Central Asians’ daily lives and local nationalisms to shed light on often overlooked areas in the literature, such as a systematic screening out of historical and contemporary gender diversity, sex work, virginity tests, in-bodiment (as in corporeality, not just the performance of social norms,) queer activism, and the use and abuse of discourse on traditions. As a platform for a conversation about negotiating gender in Central Asia and indigenizing gender theory from within other than Euro-American contexts, this Issue is an example of knowledge production by and with Central Asians. This Issue is also an invitation to continue using a gender lens, as there are still several research areas that remain unexplored and would, we believe, benefit from such an approach.

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The Soviet Legacy and Women's Rights in Central Asia

Abstract: While Soviet efforts to promote gender equality are not openly celebrated, the idea planted in the region during that now-disdained era—that men and women should be equal under the law—is still holding fast.

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