Abstract. This article presents reflections on the rise of women’s social status within the family and society during the years 1999–2004, as well as the legal protection of their labor. It discusses the Resolution No. 117 adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers on March 17, 1999, “On Preferential Taxation of the Income of Women Working in Extremely Harmful and Heavy Working Conditions,” along with many other decisions made during the years of independence aimed at protecting women's interests. The article also emphasizes the significance of these policies in the lives of women. Special attention is given to the role of the 1999 State Program “Year of Women” in improving the lives of women in the Surxondaryo region.