Almaty, Kazakhstan
2003 - 2004 IPF Fellow


Affiliation: Research Fellow at the Center for Research and Development, Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economic and Strategic Research, Almaty, Kazakhstan
e-mail: istileulova@policy.hu
website: http://www.policy.hu/istileulova/

Fellow project
2003 - 2004: Gender inequalities at the level of small and medium enterprises in Kazakhstan
The objectives of the project are to conduct a comparative socio-economic analysis of gender inequalities in Kazakhstan; examine the influence of market transition reforms on SMEs from a gender perspective; compare various models of relevant gender policies; develop an appropriate set of qualitative and quantitative indices of gender inequality; prepare a course on Gender Economics for students at Kazakh Universities; write a research monograph on issues of intra-enterprise level gender inequalities in Kazakhstan; and write a research and policy paper for the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection in Kazakhstan and the International Labor Organization office for Central Asia.

Working groups: Economic Development and Microfinance Policy, Gender Policy

Relevant countries: Kazakhstan