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MARCH 2006 CAUCASIA MAGAZINE - GENDER &
FEMINISM
GENDER & FEMINISM ARTICLES FROM:
*Russia
*Armenia
*Kazakhstan
*Kyrgyzstan
*Uzbekistan
*Georgia
*Denmark
*Ukraine
Excerpt from Uzbekistan Article
by Rinata Galieva
"Starting from her childhood, she is taught to obey her
parents and to follow their experience. Their experience does not allow a woman
to object to those who are older or have higher social status. Early marriages
do not consider any legal regulations here; even a 14-year-old girl can become a
wife and a mother. The majority of men believe that this is what women are
taught by the Koran, which does not include, according to them, any possiility
for women to study or work. .....A woman is assumed to give birth to as many
children as she can. Gynecologist is someone she should avoid."
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Excerpt from Kazakhstan Article
by Saule Maylibaeva
Discussion of First Eurasian Women's Summit
Comment by Parliament member: "If a woman is beautiful,
wealthy, and smart, she can enter politics. But why would she need it? All she
needs is to come to my office. I'll do anything she is concerned
about."..........
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Excerpt from Kyrgyzstan Article
by Natalia Domagalskaya
"There are no women in the Kyrgyz Parliament, as one year
passed since theTulip Revolution. Previously there were some six percent women.
There is a law on Gender Equality in Kyrgyzstan. A huge number of
non-governmental organizations received grants for their projects aimed at the
increase of the number of women at the state decision-making
process...........Some specialists consider that the reason for the current
situation is that the revolution caused ignorance of the previous laws adopted
by the ousted authorities. New officials traditionally believe that women's
business is in the kitchen."
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