GENDER ASPECTS OF STUDYING KAZAKH LITERATURE

Abstract

This article considered that the image of a woman in Kazakh literature was interconnected with historical changes in society and reflected the peculiarities of Kazakh culture. From the historical and social point of view, the main prerequisites for raising the image of a woman to a new level in modern Kazakhstan are shown. At the same time, the expression of gender stereotypes in Kazakh literature is analyzed. This work also examines the factors such as the historical situation, national worldview, culture, and traditions, which have influenced the establishment and spread of centuries-long stereotypes of the Kazakh woman as beautiful, family core, submissive, subservient, victimized, etc. "Bakytsiz Jamal", "Kamar Sulu", "Akbilek" and other voluminous works describing the suffering lives of women who are victims of traditions and Kazakh mentality are analyzed. In this regard, we conclude that the works published at the beginning of the 20th century are full of gender stereotypes that harm women's rights to a certain extent. We can easily find issues of misogyny and gender inequality, which are often discussed currently, in the literature of that time. The research also discusses the stories by female writers and the writing characteristics of women writers in modern Kazakh literature.