Exploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus

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 co...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	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
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24418891/exploring-phenomenon-missing-girls-south-caucasus http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21911

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spelling	okr-10986-219112021-04-23T14:04:05Z Exploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus World Bank 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 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. 2015-05-19T19:34:00Z 2015-05-19T19:34:00Z 2015-04 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24418891/exploring-phenomenon-missing-girls-south-caucasus http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21911 English en_US Health, nutrition, and population global practice knowledge brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Europe and Central Asia Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 World Bank Exploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus
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description	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.
format	Brief
author	World Bank
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title	Exploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus
title_short	Exploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus
title_full	Exploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus
title_fullStr	Exploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus
title_full_unstemmed	Exploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus
title_sort	exploring the phenomenon of missing girls in the south caucasus
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24418891/exploring-phenomenon-missing-girls-south-caucasus http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21911
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Exploring the Phenomenon of Missing Girls in the South Caucasus

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