'Missing Women' in the South Caucasus
'Missing Women' in the South Caucasus
This report, Europe and Central Asia - Missing Women in the South Caucasus : Local perceptions and proposed solutions, discusses research conducted on skewed sex ratios in the South Caucasus. It discusses (i) the factors that encourage sex selection in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, (ii) whether and how these might be changing; (iii) public awareness of and attitudes regarding skewed sex rations; and to propose potential policy responses. The report examines the following: factors contributing to smaller families and unbalanced sex rations in the South Caucasus, the reasons for underlying son preference, attitudes toward daughters, factors that make women vulnerable to pressures to produce sons. It also describes how intergenerational and gender relationships are starting to change and proposes some recommendations for addressing the factors that underlie unbalanced sex rations.
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DEMOGRAPHERS, CHILDREN, FAMILIES, ELDERLY MEN, FERTILITY BEHAVIOR, GENDER BALANCE, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, CHILD, YOUNG PEOPLE, SON PREFERENCE, LOW FERTILITY, BENEFIT, COMMON PROPERTY, CRIMES, POPULATION, DAMAGE, KIDNAPPING, PUBLIC AWARENESS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, GENDER INEQUITIES, ROLE REVERSAL, WORLD POPULATION, SOCIAL TENSIONS, RULE OF LAW, WOMEN, HOUSES, CRIME, CRIMINALITY, FEMALE, MOTHER, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, POPULATIONS, BREADWINNER, WAR, SANCTIONS, FERTILITY RATES, SEX RATIOS, REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES, OLD AGE, LARGE FAMILIES, PARTNERS, BASIC NEEDS, UNMARRIED MAN, 330, PENSIONS, HOMOSEXUALITY, FAMILY SIZE, WEDDINGS, SEX SELECTIVE ABORTIONS, INHERITANCE, ABORTIONS, POPULATION DIVISION, RAPE, BABIES, RURAL AREAS, FAMILY VIOLENCE, FERTILITY, ADULTERY, SOCIAL AFFAIRS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, PROGRESS, HOUSE, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT, BATTERED WOMEN, ELDERLY, MARRIAGES, SOCIAL RESEARCH, LITERACY, YOUNG AGE, COMPENSATION, VICTIMS, DOMINANCE, LEGAL LITERACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN’S RIGHTS, SMALLER FAMILIES, PROPERTY, INEQUALITY, HUSBAND, EQUALITY, PREGNANT WOMEN, FEMALES, NEWBORN, COURT, EMPOWERMENT, SELECTIVE ABORTIONS, KINSHIP, MALE DOMINANCE, DIVORCES, TV, MINORITY, ABDUCTION, ABORTION, WIVES, PRISON, CRIMINALS, UNFPA, FAMILY PROPERTY, CITIZENS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, MARRIAGE, WILL, PROPERTY LAW, WOMAN, DISSEMINATION, ARMED CONFLICTS, SEXES, POLICY, VITAL STATISTICS, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY, HEAD OF THE FAMILY, IUDS, PREGNANCY, GENDER INEQUALITY, JUSTICE, HEALTH CARE, INEQUALITIES, SEX, CRIMINAL, COURTS, SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES, BREADWINNERS, SOCIAL PROGRESS, CONTRACEPTIVES, ACCESS TO ABORTION, NUMBER OF GIRLS, LEGISLATION, GIRLFRIENDS, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, BENEFITS, PREGNANCIES, INEQUITIES, GENDER ISSUES, HOME, DOUBLE STANDARD, PROSTITUTION, SEX RATIO, FAMILY FORMATION, HARASSMENT, WIFE, DIVORCE, MARITAL STATUS, HOMES, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, GENDER EQUALITY, WORKSHOPS, WOMEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, EXTENDED FAMILIES, WEDDING, CORRUPTION, COERCION, LAWS, GENDER INEQUALITIES, DISCRIMINATION, GENDER BIASES, GENDER, HUSBANDS, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, LAW, STATE UNIVERSITY
DEMOGRAPHERS, CHILDREN, FAMILIES, ELDERLY MEN, FERTILITY BEHAVIOR, GENDER BALANCE, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, CHILD, YOUNG PEOPLE, SON PREFERENCE, LOW FERTILITY, BENEFIT, COMMON PROPERTY, CRIMES, POPULATION, DAMAGE, KIDNAPPING, PUBLIC AWARENESS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, GENDER INEQUITIES, ROLE REVERSAL, WORLD POPULATION, SOCIAL TENSIONS, RULE OF LAW, WOMEN, HOUSES, CRIME, CRIMINALITY, FEMALE, MOTHER, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, POPULATIONS, BREADWINNER, WAR, SANCTIONS, FERTILITY RATES, SEX RATIOS, REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES, OLD AGE, LARGE FAMILIES, PARTNERS, BASIC NEEDS, UNMARRIED MAN, 330, PENSIONS, HOMOSEXUALITY, FAMILY SIZE, WEDDINGS, SEX SELECTIVE ABORTIONS, INHERITANCE, ABORTIONS, POPULATION DIVISION, RAPE, BABIES, RURAL AREAS, FAMILY VIOLENCE, FERTILITY, ADULTERY, SOCIAL AFFAIRS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, PROGRESS, HOUSE, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT, BATTERED WOMEN, ELDERLY, MARRIAGES, SOCIAL RESEARCH, LITERACY, YOUNG AGE, COMPENSATION, VICTIMS, DOMINANCE, LEGAL LITERACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN’S RIGHTS, SMALLER FAMILIES, PROPERTY, INEQUALITY, HUSBAND, EQUALITY, PREGNANT WOMEN, FEMALES, NEWBORN, COURT, EMPOWERMENT, SELECTIVE ABORTIONS, KINSHIP, MALE DOMINANCE, DIVORCES, TV, MINORITY, ABDUCTION, ABORTION, WIVES, PRISON, CRIMINALS, UNFPA, FAMILY PROPERTY, CITIZENS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, MARRIAGE, WILL, PROPERTY LAW, WOMAN, DISSEMINATION, ARMED CONFLICTS, SEXES, POLICY, VITAL STATISTICS, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY, HEAD OF THE FAMILY, IUDS, PREGNANCY, GENDER INEQUALITY, JUSTICE, HEALTH CARE, INEQUALITIES, SEX, CRIMINAL, COURTS, SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES, BREADWINNERS, SOCIAL PROGRESS, CONTRACEPTIVES, ACCESS TO ABORTION, NUMBER OF GIRLS, LEGISLATION, GIRLFRIENDS, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, BENEFITS, PREGNANCIES, INEQUITIES, GENDER ISSUES, HOME, DOUBLE STANDARD, PROSTITUTION, SEX RATIO, FAMILY FORMATION, HARASSMENT, WIFE, DIVORCE, MARITAL STATUS, HOMES, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, GENDER EQUALITY, WORKSHOPS, WOMEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, EXTENDED FAMILIES, WEDDING, CORRUPTION, COERCION, LAWS, GENDER INEQUALITIES, DISCRIMINATION, GENDER BIASES, GENDER, HUSBANDS, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, LAW, STATE UNIVERSITY
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