Young people in Azerbaijan: The gender aspect of transition from education to decent work
The aim of this study is to identify gender differences in the position of young women and men in education, employment and the labour market, and to reveal and assess the gender-related features of the transition of young women and men from education to decent work in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The study is based on the analysis of two types of information: first, state demographic and gender statistics as well as labour and education statistics; second, the results of nine group interviews (with 70 persons in total) conducted in April 2010 in three types of communities in Azerbaijan: in Baku, the capital; in Ismailli, a small town; and in the rural villages of Ivanovka and Lakhych. In addition, data from earlier published studies have been analyzed.
Using a wide spectrum of information, the study presents the position of young men and women in education, employment and the labour market, gives a qualitative assessment of
this position, and indicates the vector of gender asymmetry and difficulties confronting young people seeking employment.