EMPOWER - Enhancement of entrepreneurship skills among women to provide gender equality and employability for citizens of Uzbekistan.

EMPOWER is the project which aims to develop gender equality in the territory of Uzbekistan by enhancing entrepreneurial skills of female citizens. Initially women will be empowered by successful stories of their compatriots. They will meet 6 female entrepreneurs from Uzbekistan and learn about their success stories. Interested women will be selected and trained for essential entrepreneurial skills. Those skills will enhance their knowledge in the field of business and will be first step in the independent life. The testing of the project will be held in the HEIs of Uzbekistan which has more than 80% female students. It will help females to taste their abilities in different field and avoid being stuck in the gender prejudiced jobs. The training will be held online and teach entrepreneurial skills. Mothers on maternity leave, housewives, females in the remote areas and females in the young families will be encouraged to participate. This project will increase the percentage employability in Uzbekistan among females, as starting new business refers to opening new working places. It will increase the number of women in managerial positions and give chance to females to see the power of self- efficacy, independence, and self- confidence. Thus, young female generation will be more powerful and confident, the gap between ganders will shrink and employability among women will increase.