Gender and ethnic identity: changing social roles of modern Uzbek women

Abstract

This article studies the social roles and gender identity of modern Uzbek women based on ethnological and feminist anthropological approaches. The study analyzes how traditional Uzbek female roles — mother, daughter-in-law, housewife — are undergoing transformation under the influence of globalization, democratization of education, and economic changes. The author shows the conflict between traditional gender norms and the demands of modern life, how Uzbek women balance their professional, social, and ethnic identities based on Moser, Kandiyoti, and Kandiyoti's theory of "patriarchal compromise." The scientific novelty of the study is that for the first time, the modern gender identity of Uzbek women is being systematically studied at the intersection of ethnology and feminist theory.