Exploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2015-05-19T19:34:00Z
dc.date2015-05-19T19:34:00Z
dc.date2015-04
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dc.descriptionSex 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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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24418891/exploring-phenomenon-missing-girls-south-caucasus
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21911
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/21911
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410587
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relationHealth, nutrition, and population global practice knowledge brief;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectSEX EDUCATION
dc.subjectBIRTH
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectHOUSE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectSEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROUPS
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectINEQUALITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE EDUCATION
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectINEQUITIES
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectGENDER STEREOTYPES
dc.subjectABORTIONS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectWIVES
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectBOYS
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectSELECTIVE ABORTION
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectGIRLFRIEND
dc.subjectMALE
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectPREFERENCE FOR SONS
dc.subjectSEX SELECTION
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectSEX RATIOS
dc.subjectFERTILITY LEVELS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectWHO
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectFAMILY
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectAGE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectPROPERTY
dc.subjectSELECTIVE ABORTIONS
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE CHOICES
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectSMALLER FAMILIES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectBABIES
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectDECLINES IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectGENDERS
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectCHILD
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectLAW
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectSEX RATIO
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectSEX-SELECTIVE ABORTIONS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectSEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
dc.subjectWIFE
dc.subjectABORTION
dc.subjectDECLINE IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectSON PREFERENCE
dc.titleExploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus
dc.typeBrief
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