The meeting was organized within the framework of the project of the Senate and the UN Development Program "Implementation of the national gender strategy and achievement of gender equality in Uzbekistan".
The meeting was attended by members of the Senate Committee on Women and Gender Equality, the UN Development Program, the Platform for Dialogue of Women Leaders, as well as representatives of ministries and departments.
It was noted that the platform of the Dialogue of Women Leaders of Uzbekistan serves to increase the rights and opportunities of women, further expand the ranks of women leaders, develop their leadership qualities, as well as prepare young girls for leadership work, eliminate gender equality problems.
The platform's activities identify in each region the main problems of women in the fields of entrepreneurship, science, information technology, media, sports and culture, supports women leaders with disabilities, helps to put an end to gender stereotypes and inappropriate social norms that cause gender inequality.
The participants were informed about the work of the platform and its effective use, as well as its further improvement. The presentation of the platform took place.
Thus, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Women and Gender Equality Malika Kadirkhanova stressed that the main tasks of the platform members are to identify in each region the main problems of women in the fields of entrepreneurship, science, information technology, sports and culture, mass media.
The Senator also emphasized the importance of the platform in supporting women leaders with disabilities, helping to eliminate gender stereotypes and inappropriate social norms that cause gender violence and inequality, and in developing programs for government agencies aimed at promoting the cardinal improvement of the status of women in each region.
During the event, the Acting Permanent Representative of UNDP in Uzbekistan, Anas Fayad Karman, said that UNDP is ready to provide practical assistance in increasing the potential of women leaders, in particular, in strengthening gender principles in political parties, increasing women's political activity, as well as improving the public speaking skills of women leaders and communication skills with the population.
During the event, an exchange of views took place on issues of supporting women in putting forward new approaches, ideas and initiatives, ensuring their active participation in the implementation of reforms in the country, in renewal, political processes, as well as the role of the platform of the "Dialogue of Women Leaders of Uzbekistan" in these processes.
