TRADITIONAL FAMILY INSTITUTE IN AZERBAIJAN IS IN CRISIS
The traditional family institution in Azerbaijan is in a period of deep crisis, said in an interview with Objective TV (obyektiv.tv) Head Women's Crisis Centre Matanat Azizova.
Even according to official data, the number of male births is much higher than the number of girls, because of the so-called selective abortions.
It is considered more preferable to give birth to a boy: because men have access to positions in the public and the government apparatus, and the police and army are purely masculine structure.
The woman can be on a high position is she is from a privileged family, either by hook or by crook. Nevertheless, it is dependent on a husband, father, and brother.
The number of single mothers in the country is increasing, 3,000 children were born by teenagers (15-17 years old.) Tit happens because in regions religious
marriage is almost the norm, and the number of so-called civil marriages (not registered) in the capital is increasing.
Such a situation gives rise to contradictions between the system of state registration, which is against illegitimate children, and the reality.
In Azerbaijan parents have become to pay less attention to their children.
In Soviet times, almost all parents were responsible for the medical care of children, their secondary education, but today the situation is different.
Theatres, cinemas and museums are virtually empty, teenagers spend most part of their time in the gym in best case, or in music clubs and internet cafes.
In Azerbaijan, 35% of families have two children, 14% have four or more, and mostly families prefer three children.
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AGIC promotes creating the history of civil society and those initiations by studying womanవblic activity in the end of XIX - the beginning of XX centuries. The collection of the visual evidences and oral reminiscences allows not only to recalled the events, become utterly absorbed in the atmosphere that reigned at that time but also to comprehend, understand how and what efforts were demanded for establishing of Caucasus womenghts. The information collected here will serve also as a supporting material for teachers, historians and researchers working in the sphere of womand gender problems. They will get an opportunity of using these unique documents as historical references, visual and oral evidences.
In Azerbaijan by initiative of the President Ilham Aliev in accordance with Presidential Decree dated by 6 of February 2006 State Committee on Family, Women and Children issues has been established. Chairwoman of the Committee is Mrs. Khidjran Guseynova. She is the professor of the Baku State University and the first woman- the doctor of political sciences in Azerbaijan
