Saida Mirdiyev, daughter of the Uzbek President, member of the Gender Equality Committee in Uzbekistan, considered that the UAE is an example to be followed in the field of supporting women's rights in various fields, especially after its significant progress in the file of gender balance.

She commended the efforts of the wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance and President of the Dubai Women’s Foundation, in enhancing the role of women and enabling them to contribute to sustainable development , And make a better future alongside men.

This came during the dialogue session that was devoted to the daughter of the Uzbek President, as part of the work of the first day of the World Women Forum - Dubai 2020, which is organized by the Dubai Women’s Foundation, with the participation of more than 3000 global leaders and decision makers from various governmental and private sectors, along with a group of business leaders and experts Academics and students from 87 countries in the world.

In her speech to the Forum, Mirdiyev reviewed the efforts made by Uzbekistan in the field of empowering women, as its country has suffered during the past decades wars and conflicts until it managed to obtain independence, while leaders were concerned with political and economic matters, and the issue of women and empowering them to obtain their rights did not top their priorities, noting It is time to make progress on this issue, so that women can catch up with global development.

She added that «Uzbekistan cooperates with the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations, and many international institutions, in support of its efforts to achieve gender balance», noting what has been achieved in the area of ​​providing health care for women and encouraging women in Uzbekistan to participate in political life, even The proportion of women in the Uzbek parliament has become 32% of the parliament headed by a woman.

Participated in the session, which was moderated by the Assistant Director General for Strategy and Innovation, Office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Hoda Al-Hashimi, Senior Adviser on Gender Balance Issues in Uzbekistan Nazema Davletova, who drew to government efforts in her country to support the status of women and enhance their presence within state institutions, noting Create a government commission on the gender balance file, and form the formal legal framework that unites efforts and supports opportunities for women in government institutions. The commission also provides solutions to combat discrimination against women and educate society about their rights, which strengthens and supports the balance file Gender yen.

Challenges

Seda Mirdiyev reviewed some of the challenges faced by women in Uzbekistan, especially in remote areas, and the suffering of some of them from the stereotype taken by women, which requires a lot of effort to amend these visions, by highlighting the successes achieved by women, and highlighting their true ability to participate in Making the future of its country and participating in leadership positions, especially with the current generations obtaining good opportunities for education, enabling them to engage and achieve successes in various fields, expressing optimism about the future of women in Uzbekistan, and their ability to overcome challenges.

32%

The proportion of women in the Uzbek parliament.