Coverage Of Women’s Issues In The Periodical Press During The Perestroika Period

Abstract

This thesis examines the coverage of women’s issues in the periodical press of Uzbekistan during the Perestroika period. Particular attention is paid to the socio-economic status of women, their participation in public and political life, difficult working and living conditions, maternal and infant mortality, family problems, and cases of self-immolation among women. The study analyzes how the policy of glasnost enabled the press to discuss previously concealed social problems more openly and critically. It also highlights the role of journalistic articles and essays in revealing the social, economic, and political causes of women’s problems and in shaping public opinion regarding women’s rights and their position in society. The findings show that the periodical press of the Perestroika era became an important platform for bringing women’s problems into public discourse and strengthening attention to their social protection and rights.