WP 92 - An overview of women's work and employment in Azerbaijan



An overview of women’s work and employment in Azerbaijan

Table of contents

Management summary..................................................................................................................7

1. Introduction: The Decisions for Life project.........................................................................11

2. Gender analysis regarding work and employment ..................................................................13

2.1.Introduction: the general picture ...............................................................................................................13

2.1.1. History                                                                                             13

2.1.2. Governance                                                                                    15

2.1.3. Prospects                                                                                           20

2.2.Communication..............................................................................................................................................22

2.3.The sectoral labour market structure..........................................................................................................24

2.3.1. Population and employment                                                                     24

2.3.2. Unemployment                                                                            27

2.4.National legislation and labour relations....................................................................................................28

2.4.1. Legislation                                                                                          28

2.4.2. Labour relations and wage-setting                                                                    30

2.5.Minimum wage and poverty.........................................................................................................................32

2.5.1. The statutory minimum wage                                                                    32

2.5.2. Inequality and poverty                                                                               32

2.6.Demographics and female labour force.....................................................................................................34

2.6.1. Population and fertility                                                                                   34

2.6.2. Health                                                                                        36

2.6.3. Women’s labour market share                                                                   38

2.7.Education and skill levels of the female labour force..............................................................................41

2.7.1. Literacy                                                                                            41

2.7.2. Education of girls                                                                                  41

2.7.3. Female skill levels                                                                                        43

2.8.Wages and working conditions of the target group.................................................................................45

2.8.1. Wages                                                                                   45

2.8.2. Working conditions                                                                             46

3. Basic information for WageIndicator Questionnaire............................................................49

3.1.Introduction....................................................................................................................................................49

3.2.List of educational categories and ISCED levels .....................................................................................49

3.3.List of regions ................................................................................................................................................50

3.4.List of languages...........................................................................................................................................52

References.................................................................................................................................53

What is WageIndicator?...........................................................................................................57

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