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2023.05.17

Women's Council held an event on the occasion of "International Family Day"

On May 17, 2023, an online event on the topic "Modern family, science and education" was held on the Zoom platform on the occasion of the International Family Day with the joint organization of the Institutes of Zoology, Dendrology of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Women's Councils of the Caucasian Studies Institute of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.

According to the resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations, since 1994, May 15 has been celebrated as International Family Day all over the world. Azerbaijan has joined this tradition since 2008. The formation of the main principles of state family policy in independent Azerbaijan is connected with the name of national leader Heydar Aliyev. The celebration of Family Day in our republic is a visible embodiment of the state women's policy. The family policy of the great leader Heydar Aliyev is purposefully implemented in Azerbaijan even today. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the country's first lady, president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva pay great attention and care to the protection of national moral values.

The event was opened by the General Director of the Institute of Dendrology, PhD in Biology, Associate Professor Minara Hasanova, and the scientific secretary of the Institute of Zoology, PhD in Biology, Associate Professor Sara Aliyeva gave the floor to conduct the meeting. In accordance with the program, the head of the Laboratory of the Institute of Dendrology, Doctor of Biological sciences, Associate Professor Zumrud Mammadova delivered a lecture on "The role of science and education in the formation of family relations", a leading researcher, PhD in Biology Dilruba Aliyeva on topic  "Healthy family, healthy future", a senior researcher of the Institute of Zoology, PhD in Biology Turkan Gurbanova on topic "Women in science: the role of family motivation and family support", a senior specialist of the Institute of Zoology Laman Huseynova on topic "Problems faced by Azerbaijani women in science and education and the role of women in building a modern family", scientific secretary of the Institute of Caucasian Studies, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor Sudaba Huseynova on "Psychological problems caused by intra-family conflicts in children" and a researcher  Gunel Gurbanova on topic "Heydar Aliyev and gender policy in the education system of Azerbaijan". Later, Head Laboratory of the Institute of Dendrology, PhD in Biology, Associate Professor Shalala Gulmammadova, and a chairman of the Council of Young Scientists and Specialists of the latter institute Nuray Gadirova gave a detailed report on the role of the family in society.

Finally, a video about "The first female scientists" was displayed.