Sahiba Gafarova highlights Azerbaijan's efforts on gender equality, women's empowerment

Speaker of Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova spoke about the work carried out in Azerbaijan to promote gender equality and women's empowerment during her speech at the Global Conference of Women Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Belgrade, Serbia, Report informs, citing the Milli Majlis Department for Press and Public Relations.

Gafarova noted in her speech that under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan has implemented important measures to combat domestic violence, eliminate discrimination, expand women's education and employment opportunities, and empower women.

According to her, orders signed by the president, national action plans and state programs have helped shape a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to women's empowerment and achieve significant progress in this area.

The speaker of the Milli Majlis emphasized the importance of continuing efforts to fully ensure gender equality.

She added that the achievements made in Azerbaijan in this field are sustainable and are the result of the state's consistent policy aimed at ensuring gender equality.