Central Asian Women in Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities

by Aliya Tankibayeva (Editor), Gary N. McLean (Editor), Dinara Seitova (Editor)

Overview

This volume examines the unique cultural and socioeconomic aspects of Central Asia and the effects of these elements on women leaders in the region, focusing on five countries. Unfortunately, gender inequality and underutilization of women’s talents are deeply embedded in historical, socio-economic, and cultural developments of this region. Nevertheless, despite the difficulties Central Asian women leaders face, there are emerging patterns of changes and improvement in the current state of women. This book discusses the impact of these changes.

The book opens with an overview chapter that covers the historical and socio-cultural background for the region, followed by five chapters devoted to each Central Asian country. Next, there are chapters discussing leadership opportunities for women, in business as well as education and government. The closing chapter identifies commonalities and differences among countries in the region and offers a future avenues of research.

This edited book has critical implications for the development of women leaders in Central Asia, providing insights that explain the background, current tendencies, and future opportunities for developing the potential of highly qualified women leaders in the Central Asian countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031819490
Publisher:	Springer Nature Switzerland
Publication date:	04/30/2025
Series:	Current Perspectives on Asian Women in Leadership
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Dr. Aliya Tankibayeva (PhD, MPA) is a senior lecturer and researcher at the al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of Recreational Geography and Tourism, Kazakhstan. Her research interests are sustainable resource policy, gender policy, and women's leadership. She has co-authored journal articles and policy papers on women's leadership in sustainable natural resources management, including those from a comparative perspective. She was a Kazakhstan country co-investigator for GLOBE-2020 (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness), a world study on leadership practices and ideals.

Dinara Seitova is Assistant Professor at KIMEP University, Kazakhstan, a western-style university and one of the leading universities in Central Asia.

Gary N. McLean has 50 years of experience as an HRD/OD consultant, working extensively globally, including being a PI on a USAID project on educational reform in Kyrgyzstan. He is currently a full-time professor in the PhD program in the School of Human Resource and Organization Development at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand.

Table of Contents

Chapter1 Empowered Voices: Celebrating Women's Leadership Across Central Asia's Five Republics.- Chapter2 Women in Leadership in the Kyrgyz Republic.- Chapter3 Current Status of Women in Public Administration Leadership in Kazakhstan.- Chapter4 Media Framing of Women in Leadership Positions: A Case Study of Kazakhstan.- Chapter5 Women's Leadership in Science in Uzbekistan.- Chapter6 Basin Women’s Forum of Tajik part of Syr-Darya River: Strengthening Women’s Leadership in Water Management.- Chapter7 Youth in STEM: women’s contribution to innovation ecosystem in Kazakhstan.- Chapter8 Perspectives on the Role of Women in Future Civil Societies in Central Asia.