On February 24, 2023, a Republican Scientific and Practical Conference “The role of women in the development of exact sciences” was held in the conference hall of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan.

The conference was opened by the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, academician Farhod Rahimi, who noted that: “The role of women in the development of exact sciences is significantly increasing, and we are proud that women scientists carry out large scientific activities on an equal basis with men”.

The Chairman of the Committee on Women and Family Affairs under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Hilalbi Kurbanzoda, in her welcoming speech emphasized that increasing the number of scientists among women in the country is a significant contribution to the development of science in the Republic of Tajikistan.

Vice-President of NAST, Doctor of Science, Professor, and Corresponding Member of NAST Gulchekhra Kakhirova also delivered a welcoming speech at the conference. She emphasized that the role of women is important not only in the field of exact and in natural sciences, but also in science in general, because it is very difficult to engage in scientific research that requires high qualifications along with daily care for family and children. Of course, a woman associated with science leads to the progress of society, an educated generation and the development of science in Tajikistan.

Representatives of Tajik National State University, Technological University, National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Medical University, Institute of Geology, Earthquake Resistant Construction and Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, as well as representatives of WiN Tajikistan - Ph.D. Khakimova Nodira and Ph.D. Mamadyusufova Menu, made reports.

Nodira Khakimova made a report “Monitoring of occupational exposure of employees of the Republican Oncological Scientific Center of Tajikistan”, in which she provided statistical data on the average values of occupational exposure received by employees who use sources of ionizing radiation in their activities.

Mamadyusufova Menu made a report “Resistance of wild relatives of wheat in different climatic conditions of Tajikistan,” in which she, in particular, spoke about the problem of yellow rust, a dangerous disease that affects cereal plants.