On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, a new brochure on the Committee of Ministers Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism is available now in Azerbaijani.

This brochure explains the recommendation and its aims, defines sexism, whilst showcasing its consequences, it gives examples of sexism in different sectors (justice system, workplace, education, etc.) and provides concrete guidelines on how to address and prevent it. It is part of the Council of Europe’s campaign “Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it.”

For more information on the campaign, visit the campaign’s Action Page and read the full text of the Recommendation here, both now available in Azerbaijani.

This brochure is translated under the joint project “Raising awareness of the Istanbul Convention and other gender equality standards in Azerbaijan,” funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance II (2019-2022).

 Link to the brochure -  ENG / FR / AZE 

 For more information on the Recommendation and the campaign, visit this page.