Documents
Research
papers, case studies, situationers and other documents on women in Kazakstan,
their rights and their involvement in politics, governance and decision-making
Kazakhstan
boosts women in politics (2001)
Perceptions of Women Politicians in Kazakhstan
(1997)
This paper finds that women politicians in Kazakhstan are perceived
more negatively than men. The woman politician in our experiment is
perceived to be less competent than the man in virtually every policy
area, foreign, economic and social.
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Other documents on Kazak women:
Kazakhstan
responds to questions by women's anti-discrimination committee (2001)
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women hears
the replies of Kazakhstan to questions on its initial report. The
report was first considered on 18 January 2001, at which time the
Committee's 23 experts asked questions regarding Kazakhstan's compliance
with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
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Globalization
and the Kazakhstani women (2000)
Man is the protagonist of true and genuine progress. In the nearly
ten years since Kazakhstan opened up to the demands of globalization,
she must study the essential role of women in society. This paper
outlines the characteristics of Kazakhstani women from the perspective
of their economic and political influence, educational accomplishment,
family life, culture and traditions. Their diligence, ambition and
entrepreneurial spirit are seen as holding great potential for the
advancement of society. The government has recognized the growing
importance of woman's indispensable and valuable contribution, a move,
which will certainly pave the way to the country's progress. BACK
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The
National Action Plan on improving the status of women in the Republic
of Kazakhstan and improving of gender statistics. (2000)
On 19 July 19999 the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has
adopted by a decree No.999 the National Action Plan on Improving the
Status of Women in the Republic of Kazakhstan and forwarded it to
the UN Commission on the Status of Women in order to achieve goals
of improving the status of women in Kazakhstan and implementing the
Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on the Status of
Women (Beijing, 1995). The National Action Plan is developed by the
National Commission on Family and Women's Affairs under the President
of the Republic of Kazakhstan in co-operation with the relevant state
bodies, with participation of NGOs and international organisations
in accordance with a recommended UN model. BACK
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The
women of Kazakstan: the source of cultural development (2000)
The women of Kazakstan are extremely valuable political, economic
and what's of interest to us cultural resource. Their role in culture
and art can be defined as the transference from generation to generation
of the memory of the tribe, nation, mankind on the whole. In the system
of education 75% are women while in the cultural sphere women consist
of 62% of the work force. They are active creators of intellectual
values, carrying out the role of conductors and keepers of national
tradition and memory. More from this report. BACK
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Managing
job and family: How do Kazak female managers cope (1998)
As the employment statistics confirm, the labor force is still segregated
by gender all over the world. Then, it is reasonably assumed that
women face the whole range of problems obtaining access to male-dominated
positions such as those in government, politics, business management,
and especially those at their executive levels. The ratio of women
to men involved in the same industry, as well as the factors which
may determine this ratio, vary from one region to another. Read more
from this report.
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