Despite women making up nearly half of Kazakhstan’s civil service, their presence in senior leadership roles remains limited, especially in the local governments of the country’s three largest cities: Astana, Almaty and Shymkent, reported Kazinform news agency on June 12.

According to official data provided to Kazinform, as of April 1, 2025, women represent 50.1% of the civil servants in Astana’s city administration – 492 out of 983 employees. However, only 124 women hold leadership positions.

In Almaty, 560 out of 1,162 public servants are women (48.2%), with 127 of them in management roles. Meanwhile, Shymkent reports a much lower ratio – 306 women among 858 staff members, of whom only 63 are in leadership.

Age-wise, nearly half of all city hall employees in the three cities are under 35 years old –  464 in Astana, 558 in Almaty and 415 in Shymkent.

Read more at: https://astanatimes.com/2025/06/female-leadership-in-government-still-lagging-in-major-kazakh-cities/