This article analyzes the social nature of language and issues of gender differentiation based on sociolinguistic and cultural approaches. It highlights the role of language in expressing social roles within society through examples of lexical, pragmatic, and cultural differences in male and female speech. Moreover, the study examines the political and legal foundations, state strategies, and directions for fostering gender-neutral communication culture within the framework of Uzbekistan’s language policy aimed at ensuring gender equality. The research results demonstrate how gender roles are reflected in the language system and how they are interconnected with social relations in society.

social nature of language, gender differentiation, sociolinguistics, communication, gender equality, male and female speech, cultural identification.

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