Gender equality in Azerbaijan

Gender equality in Azerbaijan is guaranteed by the country's constitution and legislation, and an initiative is in place to prevent domestic violence.

To implement the law, public authorities must regularly review legislation related to gender equality and amend it as necessary.

The law accepts the prohibition of discrimination against women as a core principle, enumerating three types of domestic violence: physical, psychological and sexual.

[8] Cooperation between UNIFEM and Azerbaijan has taken the form of the Women for Conflict Prevention and Peace Building in the Southern Caucasus regional project.

The first phase of the project, aiming to promote the activities of women's organizations and support activists, leaders, and youth in gender equality, peace-building and conflict prevention, took place between 2001 and 2004.

[11] The committee, a ministerial-level body in Baku (the Azerbaijani capital), is financed by the government budget[12] and is responsible for implementing state policy on family, women and children's affairs.