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After revoking legislation which prohibited women from driving heavy vehicles weighing over 2.5 tonnes, women in Uzbekistan are now hitting the road as bus drivers.
This woman, Saodat Shermatova, was thrilled to hear about the lifting of the ban and enrolled on a training programme like a shot.
These days, Shermatova proudly maneuvers the electric 51 bus on its route around Tashkent, the Uzbek capital and also the most populous central Asian metropolis.
A predominantly Muslim country of 35 million people, its 1991 split from the Soviet Union gave rise to a more conservative status quo.
Gradually, under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, there's been a liberalization of the government's stance, particularly concerning women.
To redress the balance in politics, an arena in which women are hugely underrepresented, the Uzbek parliament has voted through a ruling which imposes a 40% quota of women candidates in elections.
With no designs on entering the political sphere, Nargiza Gadoyeva, an erstwhile driving instructor, is overjoyed to be in the driving seat and so serve as a role model for younger generations of women.
Although it could be a bumpy ride ahead, given there are merely two women bus drivers steering their vehicles around Tashkent's streets, Shermatova notes that the vast majority of men and women are supportive.
