This article analyses the impact of digital transformation on gender roles and identity in Uzbekistan through a postmodern lens. Based on empirical data and international indices, it identifies gender gaps and compares them with Kazakhstan’s experience.

digitalisation, gender divide, postmodernism, STEM, digital inclusion.

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