Tashkent host conference on raising role and social activities of women
28/10/2013 17:36
Tashkent host conference on raising role and social activities of women
28/10/2013 17:36
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Senate of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan hosted a conference “Actual issues of strengthening interaction of local Councils of People’s Deputies and Women’s Committees to raise rose and social activities of women” on 25 October 2013.
The conference was organized by Committee of the Senate on science, education, culture and sport in cooperation with Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan.
Representatives of local Councils of People’s Deputies and their commissions, Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan, Ministry of Healthcare, Mahalla Foundation, NGOs and others participated at the conference.
It was said that Uzbekistan formed firm legislative framework for protecting rights and interests of women. Over 80 laws and other legislative documents were adopted to ensure women participation in public-political, social-economic and cultural life of Uzbekistan.
Currently, About 50% of population, working in all spheres and industries of economy of Uzbekistan, are women, 28.3% - in industry, 37% - in agriculture, 74% - in science, education and culture and 75% - in healthcare.
It was underlined that 13 women received title of Uzbekistan Qahramoni (Hero of Uzbekistan) and 182 – State award named after Zulfiya.
About 33 women were elected to Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis and 16 women are members of the Senate of Oliy Majlisof Uzbekistan. Share of women in UzLiDeP party makes up 38.2%, People’s Democratic Party – 41%, Social Democratic Party Adolat – 50%, Democratic Party Milliy Tiklanish – 46.5%.
Currently, over 1.9 million women and girls are engaged in sports, of them 680,400 regularly participate in the competitions. About 8,725 women work at schools as sport coaches and teachers.
The conference noted that it is necessary to raise role and social activity of women in the society through further strengthening interaction of local Councils of People’s Deputies and Women’s committees.
At the conference, the participants discussed issues of protection of women’s interest, creation conditions for them, raise their public-political activities, attract them into entrepreneurship activities, and others.
At the end of the conference, the participants adopted corresponding recommendations.
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