Goal: The Consortium of Gender Scholars (GenCon) exists to bring together and support gender scholars in Kazakhstan, and those who study the Central Asian context. GenCon’s primary purpose is to generate research designed to make meaningful change in various areas of society with regard to gender equality and the advancement of women. GenCon is interdisciplinary and based at Nazarbayev University. GenCon is Directed by Jenifer Lewis, PhD (Graduate School of Business) and A. S. CohenMiller, PhD (Graduate School of Education).