With the support of the country’s mass media foundation, local civil society activists are trying to instill the message that violence against women is not innate to Uzbek culture. Central Asian ...

Women selling fruit and vegetables at farmers' markets in Uzbekistan are up in arms about a government demand that they behave in a "more seemly fashion". Deputy Prime Minister Elmira Bositxonova ...

Based in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan, she saw an Instagram ad for a chef-training program run by Coozin, a local food delivery startup catering to offices in the capital, Tashkent. She ...

Uzbekistan's chess player Nodirbek Yakubboev has apologised to Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali for not shaking hands with her ...

Uzbekistan’s childcare expansion policy (2018–2022) increased female labor force participation by 12%, driven by economic pressures and aspirations for children’s education. Despite the gains, tight ...

This year, Coozin hopes to scale up to 7,500 orders a day and employ at least 200 women. The company also hopes to expand into other regions of Uzbekistan. For Atametova, working with Coozin has ...