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Rights and responsibilities: Women leadership for health in Kyrgyzstan

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  • Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic
  • Sanja Matovic-Miljanovic
  • Chinara Seitalieva
  • Tatyana Makarova
  • Gulgun Murzalieva
  • Kanatbek Kozhokeev
  • Helmut Wenzel
  • Ulrich Laaser

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to empowering countries by implementing a gender, equity, and human rights approach in the health sector. The objective of this gender and inclusion analysis is to assess potential gender disparities of health sector management in the Kyrgyz Republic. The employed mixed-method approach takes advantage of data triangulation. Besides information from the literature and policy documents available at the international and national levels, the analysis includes interviews and data from the self-assessment of health services managers in the Kyrgyz Republic. A convenience sample of 75 health managers was taken and after up to three reminders a commendable response rate of 80% was achieved which resulted the final sample size of N = 60. A factor analysis using quartimax orthogonal rotation was applied to investigate the correlation between Teaching Qualification, Digitalization, Training Usefulness, Computer Workplace, and Gender Equality. In 2021, the Kyrgyz Republic adopted a new Constitution, which provides a sound legal framework to support gender equality and promote women’s empowerment. However, according to a survey, only 42.9% of the respondents felt that equal rights and opportunities were integrated into their job descriptions. Similarly, only 40.7% believed that their institutions’ written documents reflected a commitment to equal rights and opportunities for both genders. Two factors were identified as influencing gender equality: (1) personal and (2) technical aspects. Regarding personal aspects, gender equality, teaching qualification, and training usefulness were found to be significant. Regarding technical aspects, the computer workplace was related. In recent years, the Kyrgyz Republic has been developing a culture of gender equality. Political will is essential to promote and make organizational change possible. It is important to create a written mid-term policy that affirms a commitment to gender equality in organizational behavior, structures, staff, and management board compositions. Healthcare institutions need to prepare strategic and operational plans that incorporate gender equality principles.

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  • Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic & Sanja Matovic-Miljanovic & Chinara Seitalieva & Tatyana Makarova & Gulgun Murzalieva & Kanatbek Kozhokeev & Helmut Wenzel & Ulrich Laaser, 2024. "Rights and responsibilities: Women leadership for health in Kyrgyzstan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(2), pages 1-15, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0295239
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295239
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