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There's a new law in Uzbekistan.
Some women are really happy about it.
Before, women couldn't drive buses or trucks.
Now, they can.
Saodat Shermatova is pleased.
Her family is too.
She took a course immediately.
Now, Shermatova drives the 51 bus.
She works in the capital, Tashkent.
Uzbekistan has 35 million people.
It's a Muslim country.
In 1991, Uzbekistan left the Soviet Union.
It became an independent country.
After 1991, women were less free.
But in the last few years, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev changed things.
With time, women are getting more chances.
In Uzbekistan, women can become politicians now.
Nargiza Gadoyeva was a driving teacher.
Now, she's excited to be a bus driver.
She wants young women to see her.
She's an example for them.
Only two of Tashkent's bus drivers are women.
But opinions are changing.
Both men and women think in a different way from before.
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