• Gender inequality is one of the key development challenges facing the world today. When women and girls are empowered, everyone benefits – women and men, businesses and governments, individuals and communities. From the business perspective, advancing gender equality is not only the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do. International research shows that companies with greater levels of gender equality have higher profitability and productivity, greater operational efficiency, and improved customer satisfaction. Companies that invest in women’s empowerment often find that it
• The authors of this report are not aware of any study on promoting gender equality and addressing gender-based violence at workplaces conducted in Uzbekistan. To address this gap, the present research was conducted to understand and generate data on perceptions, prevalence and impact of inequality and discrimination in the workplace, and the extent to which corporate policies and mechanisms support women experiencing violence, harassment and discrimination. The research was conducted through mixed methods, with qualitative data collected through interviews with HR managers of 23 companies that agreed to participate in the survey, and quantitative data gathered from 1,303 employees of these companies through a questionnaire.
• The study ‘Gender Equality in Workplaces in Uzbekistan’ was conducted at the request of and with the financial support of UNFPA (the United Nations Population Fund), and implemented by the Center for Policy Research & Outreach (CPRO) at the Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT).

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