Women in Uzbekistan
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While Uzbek
law provides some safeguards for women’s security, there are still areas where full legal protection is lacking. Extra-legal traditions harmful to Uzbek women still exist in some segments of society.
As of 2007, there is no known law against female genital mutilation.Even though the law prohibits marital rape, no cases are known to have been tried in court.
estimates that about 13.7% of women in Uzbekistan who would like to prevent, or delay, their next pregnancy are unable to do so because of limited access to contraceptives. In the year 2000, there were approximately 20,900 midwives in the country.
[setting one’s self on fire] is a common form of suicide among women in Uzbekistan. In 2001 it was estimated that approximately 500 women a year kill themselves because of abusive situations.
However, trafficking still persists, as Uzbekistan is both a supplier and consumer of trafficked women.”Trafficking occurs as an extension of the ‘shuttle’ trade. The women are sent as tourists with promises of employment as nannies, tutors or baby-sitters, but they often end up working in the sex industry.”
Mothers with disabled children or many children can retire at 50—up to five years earlier than the stipulated retirement age (55).
Uzbekistan has univeral suffrage; however, "according to data from surveys conducted by the Public Opinion Centre, 64% of urban and 50% of rural women consider that men have greater opportunities for implementing their rights in the political sphere".
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
law provides some safeguards for women’s security, there are still areas where full legal protection is lacking. Extra-legal traditions harmful to Uzbek women still exist in some segments of society.
As of 2007, there is no known law against female genital mutilation.Even though the law prohibits marital rape, no cases are known to have been tried in court.
Maternal healthcare and availability of contraceptives
The availability of contraceptives and maternal healthcare is mixed. 62.3% of women were using free contraceptives in 2003. However, the UNUnited Nations
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estimates that about 13.7% of women in Uzbekistan who would like to prevent, or delay, their next pregnancy are unable to do so because of limited access to contraceptives. In the year 2000, there were approximately 20,900 midwives in the country.
Suicide
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[setting one’s self on fire] is a common form of suicide among women in Uzbekistan. In 2001 it was estimated that approximately 500 women a year kill themselves because of abusive situations.
Trafficking
The UN has recognized some efforts of the government to curtail human trafficking. For example, telephone hotlines are available for trafficking victims, and trafficking carries a jail sentence of five to eight years.However, trafficking still persists, as Uzbekistan is both a supplier and consumer of trafficked women.”Trafficking occurs as an extension of the ‘shuttle’ trade. The women are sent as tourists with promises of employment as nannies, tutors or baby-sitters, but they often end up working in the sex industry.”
Women’s economic opportunities
While the Uzbek state has programs in place to help increase economic opportunities for women, there are persistent problems. For example, the labor market is sex-segregated, and women are usually paid lower wages. "Unskilled personnel in the non-production sector are comprised virtually entirely of women.” Women also cannot be used for night time or overtime work. As of 2003 there was no known law against sexual harassment.Mothers with disabled children or many children can retire at 50—up to five years earlier than the stipulated retirement age (55).
Women’s legal rights and government representation
As of 2004 Uzbekistan’s election law requires political parties to nominate at least 30 per cent female candidates for the parliament. However, underrepresentation of women is endemic at all levels of government.Uzbekistan has univeral suffrage; however, "according to data from surveys conducted by the Public Opinion Centre, 64% of urban and 50% of rural women consider that men have greater opportunities for implementing their rights in the political sphere".