Dudwick, Nora2015-08-192015-08-192015-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22506This report, Europe and Central Asia - Missing Women in the South Caucasus : Local perceptions and proposed solutions, discusses research conducted on skewed sex ratios in the South Caucasus. It discusses (i) the factors that encourage sex selection in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, (ii) whether and how these might be changing; (iii) public awareness of and attitudes regarding skewed sex rations; and to propose potential policy responses. The report examines the following: factors contributing to smaller families and unbalanced sex rations in the South Caucasus, the reasons for underlying son preference, attitudes toward daughters, factors that make women vulnerable to pressures to produce sons. It also describes how intergenerational and gender relationships are starting to change and proposes some recommendations for addressing the factors that underlie unbalanced sex rations.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABORTIONABORTIONSDIVORCEFAMILIESFUNDAMENTAL RIGHTGENDERGENDER EQUALITYGENDER ISSUESHOMEHUSBANDHUSBANDSMARITAL STATUSMARRIAGESPREGNANCIESPREGNANCYSEXWILLWIVESWOMANWOMEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERSEMPOWERMENTBENEFITCRIMINALITYFERTILITY BEHAVIORCOURTGENDER INEQUALITYHOUSEFAMILY VIOLENCEKINSHIPOLD AGERELIGIOUS LEADERSFAMILY PROPERTYCRIMINALLAWSSEXESLEGAL LITERACYSOCIAL RESEARCHABDUCTIONDISCRIMINATIONINEQUALITIESHEALTH CAREFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSSANCTIONSPROSTITUTIONCORRUPTIONCRIMEWILLSEX SELECTIVE ABORTIONSBATTERED WOMENACCESS TO ABORTIONHOMEINEQUITIESWOMEN’S RIGHTSDEMOGRAPHERSLITERACYSOCIAL TENSIONSCOURTSGENDER BALANCESOCIAL CONDITIONSPREGNANCIESABORTIONSDIVORCESGENDER BIASESKIDNAPPINGWIVESPOPULATION DIVISIONFERTILITY RATESFAMILY SIZERAPEMALE DOMINANCESOCIAL PROGRESSMARRIAGESDISSEMINATIONGENDER INEQUALITIESLEGISLATIONCOERCIONMARRIAGEEXTENDED FAMILIESCOMPENSATIONPRISONSTATE UNIVERSITYGENDER ISSUESTVRULE OF LAWDOUBLE STANDARDSOCIAL SUPPORTELDERLYSEX RATIOSPROGRESSROLE REVERSALPROPERTY LAWGIRLFRIENDSDOMESTIC VIOLENCEYOUNG AGEIUDSCONTRACEPTIVESBASIC NEEDSWOMANWEDDINGSFAMILYADULTERYPENSIONSCRIMESDIVORCEGENDERHOMESUNMARRIED MANFAMILY FORMATIONVICTIMSPUBLIC AWARENESSFAMILY PLANNINGDAMAGEPROPERTYSELECTIVE ABORTIONSPOPULATIONSMOTHERWORKSHOPSREPRODUCTIVE CHOICESBREADWINNERSPOLICYCITIZENSCOMMON PROPERTYLARGE FAMILIESSMALLER FAMILIESHEAD OF THE FAMILYHUSBANDSSOCIAL CONSEQUENCESSOCIAL AFFAIRSBABIESJUSTICESEXDOMINANCEHUMAN RIGHTSPREGNANT WOMENMINORITYCRIMINALSNUMBER OF GIRLSSEXUAL HARASSMENTBREADWINNERHOMOSEXUALITYCHILDRENFEMALESHUSBANDWARCHILDFUNDAMENTAL RIGHTWORLD POPULATIONEQUALITYVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENRURAL AREASPARTNERSNUMBER OF CHILDRENGENDER INEQUITIESYOUNG PEOPLEVITAL STATISTICSPOPULATIONLAWMARITAL STATUSHOUSESELDERLY MENUNFPAHARASSMENTLOW FERTILITYSEX RATIOFERTILITYFAMILIESWOMENINHERITANCENEWBORNFEMALEWIFEWEDDINGPREGNANCYABORTIONARMED CONFLICTSBENEFITSGENDER EQUALITYHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINEQUALITYSON PREFERENCEReportWorld Bank10.1596/22506