Azerbaijan
| Quota Information | Parliament Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Are there legislated quotas? | No | Structure of parliament | Bicameral |
| For the Single/Lower House? | No | >Current members | 125 |
| Percentage of women | 18.33% | ||
| Source: Gender Quotas Database | Source: New Parline | ||
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 17. Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Sahiba Gafarova, who is visiting the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia for the 46th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) of the Association of SoutheastAsian
As the world celebrates the International Women’s Day, the women in Azerbaijan continue to drive progress and developments in politics, business, science, education, and entrepreneurship.
Azerbaijan’s first women’s bar association was officially launched in mid-May with the backing of the Rule of Law Initiative and USAID. Azerbaijan has one of the lowest rates of female legal professionals in the NIS, and support to women lawyers is greatly needed.
EU Commissioner on human rights, Thomas Hammarberg, is concerned about the lack of women’s representation in politics and leading positions. “Still the power between men and women is not given equally”, said commissioner.
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the State Committee for Family, Women and Children’s Affairs signed today a joint project “21st century without violence against women” aimed at creating an enabling environment for reducing violence against women in Aze