Gender equality and sexual equality, or rather: equality between men and women, is a concept that implies the achievement of equal rights and other legal relations between men and women in the family and society. According to some researchers, gender equality is the next stage of socio-sexual relations after the patriarchal system. The principle of gender equality is the study and elimination of all social barriers that prevent a person from emerging as a person, as well as the creation of equal social opportunities for the realization of the personality of men and women in all spheres of life.

Uzbekistan began participating in the Gender Equality Index in 2019. As of 2019, Uzbekistan’s gender equality index ranked 62nd out of 189 countries on the list. According to experts from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 29 out of every 100,000 women in Uzbekistan die due to gender inequality, and the fertility rate for every thousand adolescent girls aged 15-19 is 23.8.