Share of women in Kyrgyzstan's public positions stands at 28%
05:21, 27 February 2026
As of today, the share of women in political public positions in Kyrgyzstan is 28%, and in political municipal positions is 2.8%, Qazinform News Agency cites Kabar.
According to the press service of Kyrgyzstan's Agency for Civil Service and Local Self-Government, 23% of civil servants holding managerial positions in administrative services in state bodies are women. In local self-government bodies, 42% of managerial positions are held by women.
There are 627 candidates in the personnel reserve. 95 of them are women. This is 15.7% of the total number of candidates:
- for the position of mayor of a city of national significance — 2;
- for the positions of head of local state administration and mayor of a city of regional significance — 11;
- for the positions of deputy head of local state administration, mayor of a city of district significance, and head of aiyl okmotu (self-government) — 68;
- for the positions of deputy mayor of a city of national, regional, and district significance — 14.
Earlier, to ensure gender balance in public administration, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov signed amendments to certain decrees.