You are here
- Home
- On this International Women’s Day, a call for safeguarding women's and girls’ health and rights in conflict and crisis-affected countries
On this International Women’s Day, a call for safeguarding women's and girls’ health and rights in conflict and crisis-affected countries
Related Slideshows
Slideshow
A preference for sons is widespread in Azerbaijan. The bias is rooted in social norms that attach a lower value to girls than to boys. This has led to a highly skewed sex ratio at birth. According to official statistics, 114 boys are born for every 100 girls. This is one of the highest imbalances in the world.
11 October 2021
Slideshow
In countries where social norms may pigeonhole fathers as breadwinners only and lead to mothers staying at home, both parents and children can lose out.
18 June 2021