In May 2011, the Chairman of the Milli Meclis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan Mr. Oqtay Asadov, has signed the decision about the establishment of the Gender Issues Department at the Office of the Head of the Apparatus of the Milli Meclis.
In DOING SO, It was TAKEN a very important step in accelerating country’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
The main goal of the department’s work is to ensure that all the laws and regulations works to promote and protect gender equality and women’s empowerment. Our strategy is to help to establish the rule of law for all on the basis of equality are essential to this end. Advancing gender equality and empowering women are widely recognized as ends in themselves as well as means to achieve the country goals of sustainable peace and security, human rights protection, and sustainable economic and social development.