- The Kazakhstani emphasis on radical equality means that women do have positions of authority and are assertive.
- If a woman has a role she is respected by the role and not seen as inferior to a male.
- Many, even in the youngest generations, still consider women to be unfit for certain types of work.
- Traditional Kazakh values place seniority first, then men over women. Elderly women have the right to order anyone around or say or do anything. So do elderly men.
- Women are expected to cook, clean, do laundry, and take care of children. Men are expected to not cook, clean, or do laundry. If you are a man and want to do these things, be prepared to put up a fight.
- There is a stereotype of Western women that they are 1) not capable of doing housework and 2) not nurturing. This can work to your advantage if you don’t want to do housework.
- If you wear ‘mannish’ clothes (like hiking boots or large shirts), you will most likely get funny looks.
- Women who smoke tend to be looked down-upon.
- Men usually ask women out. Sometimes people go out in groups.
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