Elizaveta Perova

Abstract Supplementary Materials References and Notes Information & Authors Metrics & Citations Check Access References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract With the exception of the biological demands of pregnancy and breastfeeding, participation by mothers in the labor market is not physically restricted if childcare is available. Misallocation of women’s talent from market to home may impose substantial losses on economies (1).

In 2024, 53% of working-age women in the Kyrgyz Republic were in the workforce, which means nearly half weren’t working or even looking for a job. While the female labor force participation rate in the Kyrgyz Republic is higher than that of Uzbekistan (39%), it lags behind many other countries in the region, where Moldova leads with 70%, followed by Kazakhstan (66%) and Azerbaijan (60%).

Home is meant to be a place of shelter, shielding us from the perils of the outside world, but for many women around the world, it is just the opposite. When the doors are shut at the end of the day, these women are locked inside with danger. Intimate partner violence is shockingly widespread—a study by the World Health Organization found that 1 in 3 women aged 15 to 49 have suffered from physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner.