One of the most important objectives of achieving gender symmetry is ensuring equitable representation of women and men in leadership positions in academic science. In order to understand the current state of progress in gender quality in Kazakhstan’s academic science there is a need to overview the available statistical data. According to the National Report on the Status and Development of the Education System of Kazakhstan prepared by the Ministry of Education and Science’s Information-Analytic Center in 2016, there is a stable tendency towards feminization of the teaching profession at all levels.