Abstract:
Legal issues of gender equality and the principle of inadmissibility of discrimination against
women in all spheres of life are becoming relevant worldwide, including in the Republic of
Kazakhstan. This study aims to show ways to enhance the role of women in the higher education
system, which is necessary to implement the principle of real equality in relationships with men,
the principle of fair distribution of managerial positions without gender discrimination, and the
implementation of leadership activities by women due to their managerial potential. To achieve
this goal, the authors have researched this topic in a comparative legal format, comparing the
practice and legal peculiarities of Kazakhstan and some developed countries. We used logical
analysis, comparative legislative analysis, legal analysis, and legal forecasting. Kazakh legislative
acts that promote the expansion of women’s rights while enhancing the role of women in higher
education were analyzed. The practical results of the study consist in the formulation and
justification of organizational and legal ways to increase the leadership role of women in higher
education in the Republic. The scientific novelty lies in the previously unexplored topic of gender
equality in the higher education system of Kazakhstan from a legal viewpoint. The conclusion
about gender asymmetry should encourage other researchers to study this problem on a larger scale
and deepen the understanding that only clearly, competently, and equally selected leaders of both
sexes can positively influence the accelerated development of the higher education system and
ensure the actual competitiveness of Kazakhstani universities and their graduates.
