Presentation of Sabina Manafova, Head of International Relations Department of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

1. Gender Balance and the Role of Women in Azerbaijan
Mrs. Sabina Manafova
THE STATE COMMITTEE
FOR FAMILY, WOMEN AND CHILDREN AFFAIRS
OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
4 April 2013

2. The first Tagiyev’s Secular School
for Muslim Girls in Baku
The first school Secular School for Girls
throughout the Muslim World. The most
important legacy of this school was a whole
generation of remarkable Azerbaijani
women who later became outstanding
teachers and educators in their own right

3. Suffrage for women
1918

4. Sara Khatun, Azerbaijan’s Akhundova Shafiga Salimova Shovkat
Farajova Kubra (1920-1999), the first
First Female Diplomat of the (1907-1986), (1924)
15th century. She played a key The first female composer, Azerbaijani female naval
The first female captain.
role in the politics and foreign Minister of Health of and the first female author of
relations of her country, Azerbaijan. the opera in the East.
centuries before women so
elsewhere
Nasibova Shahnabat Mammadbeyli Leila Valikhan Sona
(1909), Gasimova Sona
(1916-1957), (1883-1981), (1912-1977),
one of the first female deputies of The first Azerbaijani The first Azerbaijani
female One of the first sportswomen
the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan. female Professor, in Azerbaijan.
pilot and parachutist. Doctor of Science
Caucasian champion of
parachute jumping.

5. Kashiyeva Geysar Ayna Sultanova Tahirova Tahira
(1913-1991),
Almaszada Gamar
(1893-1972), (1985-1938), (1915-2006),
the first Azerbaijani woman The first female General One of the first woman
specialized in oil engineering. The first female ballet-
painter. Prosecutor of Azerbaijan
Republic. The first female Minister of dancer of Azerbaijan.
Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
Bakhishova Eynullhayat Ashurbeyli Sara Mehriban Aliyeva
Rzayeva Aghabaji
(1888-1955), (1906-2001), First Lady of Azerbaijan, President
(1912-1975),
The first muslim female The first female Doctor of of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,,
the first female
mathematician. History in Azerbaijan. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador,
composer of Azerbaijan.
ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador,/

6. National Legislation
Increasing women’s role in Azerbaijan
and strengthening their social protection
(1998)
Implementation of Women Policy( 2000)
Guarantees of gender equality (2006)
Combating domestic violence (2010)
 Amendments to the Family Code
(2011 to bring the age of consent to
marriage to 18 for both men and women)

7. International Convention that the
Republic of Azerbaijan has ratified
UN Convention on Political Rights of Women
(1992)
UN Convention on Elimination of all forms of
discrimination against women (1995)
ILO Convention on Equal Opportunities and
Equal Treatment for Men and Women
Workers: Workers with Family Responsibilities
(2011)
 ILO Convention on revision of the Maternity
Protection Convention (2010)

8. State Committee for Family, Women and Children
Affairs (SCFWCA)
On February 6, 2006 committee expanded
On January 14, 1998 the State with additional duties for solution of
Committee on Women’s Affairs was problems of families and children thus being
re-established as the State Committee for
established Family, Women and Children Affairs

9. The State Committee for Family,
Women and Children Affairs
 Central executive power body
 Implements regulatory state policy on family, women and
children issues

10. Main directions of the activity
Elaboration, development and implementation
of:
- state family policies
- state women policies
- state children policies

11. The activity of the Committee in the sphere
of Gender Issues
- Measures on protection of
women rights
- State programs on poverty
reduction
- Employment strategy
- Advancement and
empowerment of Women
- Awareness-raising campaigns
on gender equality, gender
stereotypes and domestic
violence

13. Gender Budgeting in Azerbaijan

14. Gender Budgeting in Azerbaijan

15. State Programs and Strategies with
gender component
Poverty Reduction and Sustainable
Development 2006-2015
Social - economic development of the
regions 2004-2015
State Program on poverty reduction and
sustainable development 2007 – 2015
Azerbaijan-2020:the vision of future
Action to Raise Effectiveness of the
protection of Human Rights
Azerbaijan Youth 2011-2015

17. The composition of the population

19. Women in decision-making
process
20 Women Deputies
in 2010
15 Women Deputies
in 2005
125 Deputies in National Assembly

20. 3 Deputy Ministers out of 20
ministries
Vice Speaker of the Parliament
Chairperson of the State
Commission
 Chairperson of the State
Committee
 Ombudsperson
 Deputy-Chairperson of the
Constitutional Court
 Chairperson of the Board on Civil
Cases of the Supreme Court
Vice-president of the State Oil
Company
Vice-president of the National
Academy of Sciences
35 Deputies of executive powers in
85 region
45 heads of department at the
executive powers
3 Rectors of Universities
14% of judges
 91 persons out of 271 diplomats
working at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs

21. N Share of
Representation of women at ministries and state women
committees in 2011
1. Ministry of Health 79,5%
2. Ministry of Education 68,1%
3 Ministry of Finance 40%
4. Ministry of Economic Development 34.2%
5. Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources 22.6%
6. Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population 60.8%
7. Ministry of Defense Industry 39.8%
8. Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies 32,3%
9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19,4%
10. Ministry of Defense Industry 39,8%
11. Ministry of National Security 21%
12. State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs 76,4%

23. Congress of Azerbaijan Women as
significant events emphasize the role of
women in Azerbaijan focuses on increasing
role of women in modern societies and other
acute problems in the relevant spheres :
 The 1st Congress of Azerbaijan Women in 1998
The 2nd Congress of Azerbaijan Women in 2003
 The 3rd Congress of Azerbaijan Women in 2008
The 4rd Congress of Azerbaijan Women will take
place on June 14th ,2013

25. Women in World Forum on
Intercultural Dialogue
Intercultural dialogue and
cultural diversity as a tool for the
achievement of peace and development

26. Baku, 24 - 25 May 2010
• - Gender equality: bridging the gap between de
jure and de facto equality”
• - Positive action and gender mainstreaming to
achieve de facto gender equality;
• - Combating gender stereotypes: the role of
education and the media.

27. 200 women NGOs dealing with different aspects of women issues
( health, education, social-economic development violence)
2 000 NGOs

29. Literacy level
of population
99,8 %
Men 99,9 %
Women 99,8 %

30. A number of researchers by fields of science
46 % of PhDs and 51 % of all scientific
workers are women.
70
60
50
40 Male
30 Female
20
10
0
NATURAL TECHNICAL MEDICAL SOCIAL
SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE HUMANITIES
SCIENCE

31. Number of pupils and students by types of
education at the beginning of 2011/2012
academic years
Types of educational women men
institution
General educational 75,0 77,4
institutions
Primary vocational 12,0 11,5
educational institutions,
vocational schools and
vocational lyceums) and
vocational centeres)
Secondary specialized 4,5 2,1
educational institutions
Higher education and 8,5 9,0
doctorate study
Total, % 100 100
Number 797825 898658

32. Female students of state higher educational institutions
by field of study at the beginning of 2011/2012 academic
years
60,3 % Medicine
50,9 % Culture and art
49,5 % Chemistry
39,7% Informatics and computing
28,2 % Econonomics and management
23,0% Services in social-cultural
spheres
22,4% Natural and technical specialities

33. Women in economic active population %

34. Economic active population
2000 2005 2010 2011
The number of 4370,2 4380,1 4587,4 4626,1
economic active
population –
Total
Males 2263,0 2268,8 2329,7 2354,7
Females 2107,2 2111,3 2257,7 2271,4
The number of 3855,5 4062,3 4329,1 4375,2
employed
persons among
economic active
population –
total
Males 2016,5 2104,7 2227,4 2250,0
Females 1839,0 1957,6 2101,7 2125,2

35. Gender distribution of
entrepreneurs
Activities Female % Male
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 8,77 10,6
Mining 0,04 0,14
Manufacturing 2,42 3,12
Electricity, gas and steam production, distribution
and supply 0,01 0,02
Education
1,12 0,17
Construction 0,18 1,16
Trade, repair, of vehicles 50,01 39,65
Transport and storage 1,54 21,45
Tourist accommodation and catering 3,92 5,0
Information and communication 1,15 1,01
Financial and insurance activities 0,32 0,22
Real estate transaction 4,24 1,63
Health and social service 0,55 0,44
Administrative and support service activities 0,96 0,9
Provision of services in other areas 21,02 11,55

36. the Third UNECE International Forum of Women Entrepreneurs “Building
partnerships to close the entrepreneurship gender gaps in the ECE region”

37. 69.2% of working women (active women in the economic
sphere) work in private and 30.8% of them work in public
sectors.

38. Soft credit lines up to 10 million AZN were given to
410 women entrepreneurs in the last 3 years.

39. Influence of the Nagorno-Karabakh
Conflict on Women
1 000 000 refugees and internally displaced people
156 000 women 297 731 women

40. Refugees and IDPs women have been attracted the
entrepreneurship activities.

41. During the last five years
Living conditions of 70 000 72 647 women refugees and IDPs
Refugees and IDPs were improved were provided with relevant jobs
25 048 women were resettled in new
settlements