2021. Issue 4.

The problem of female unemployment remains one of the most urgent for several decades
and is largely due to the transformational processes in society. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated
this inequality and made many gender-related issues visible, including the labor market. On the basis of a
comprehensive analysis of statistical data, materials of sociological and scientific research, the characteristic
features of female unemployment in Uzbekistan were identified and proposals for its reduction were presented.