Exploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus
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Sex ratio at birth, the number of boys
born for every 100 girls, has increased in the South
Caucasus in the past decades. A World Bank study sought to
produce rigorous and supporting evidence on the issue of
“missing girls” in the South Caucasus countries of Armenia,
Azerbaijan, and Georgia to inform and propose policy
options. The findings highlight the causes and consequences
of skewed birth ratios and sex selection and are summed up
in this brief. Although recent data suggest an improving
trend, the higher-than-expected ratio of male to female
births reveals underlying gender inequality in the region-
overshadowing progress in other areas, such as educational
attainment. The specific topics addressed in this paper are:
the preference for sons, decline in fertility, prenatal sex
detection technology, and shocks due to the dropping rates.
Finally the report concludes by discussing policies that
could be put in place to address the current trend in sex
ratio in the Caucasus.
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EMPOWERMENT, SEX EDUCATION, BIRTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, HOUSE, CONTRACEPTION, SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION, OLD AGE, ABUSE, LAWS, POPULATION GROUPS, SERVICES, MOTHERS, INEQUALITIES, HEALTH, WILL, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, REPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION, VULNERABILITY, HOSPITAL, LIFE EXPECTANCY, INEQUITIES, KNOWLEDGE, HEALTH SECTOR, GENDER STEREOTYPES, ABORTIONS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, POPULATION GROWTH, SMOKING, WIVES, FERTILITY RATES, BOYS, BABY, FAMILY SIZE, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, SELECTIVE ABORTION, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, VIOLENCE, GIRLFRIEND, MALE, GENDER INEQUALITIES, PREFERENCE FOR SONS, SEX SELECTION, ELDERLY, SEX RATIOS, FERTILITY LEVELS, PROGRESS, ADULTHOOD, MARKET ECONOMY, UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUNG MEN, POLICIES, WHO, SCHOOLS, FAMILY, WOMAN, AGE, GENDER, DIVORCE, BIRTHS, URBAN AREAS, PROPERTY, SELECTIVE ABORTIONS, MOTHER, REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES, POLICY, CITIZENS, HUSBANDS, SMALLER FAMILIES, NUMBER OF WOMEN, SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES, BABIES, SEX, DECLINES IN FERTILITY, CHILDREN, GENDERS, HUSBAND, CHILD, EQUALITY, RURAL AREAS, POPULATION, LAW, GIRLS, FERTILITY, SEX RATIO, FAMILIES, WOMEN, INHERITANCE, SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTIONS, FEMALE, HEALTH SERVICES, SEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, WIFE, ABORTION, DECLINE IN FERTILITY, PREGNANCY, GENDER EQUALITY, INEQUALITY, SON PREFERENCE