I. Introduction This master’s thesis represents study of female newspaper and magazine editors in Azerbaijan based on Western and Soviet definitions of journalism with explanation of local national features of this p

III.1.1 Age and marital status data

Since the subject of our research were exclusively female editors, the binary male = female opposition in the table was kept only due to a tradition and convenience of the table’s design. Vacancies of editor-in-chief and deputy editor in the selected outlets are predominantly occupied by female journalists representing the third age group (50-60 years old ). There oldest female editor (managing editor) works in a government newspaper and once already was, though unsuccessfully, approached during the first research implemented in 2008 and encompassing male representatives of this profession. The youngest female respondent, similarly to male editors, worked in a semi-independent newspaper and was 39 years old. In spite of being underrepresented in the categories of young and middle-aged editors, females followed their male colleagues in extreme poles where old and experienced females were gate-keeping and regulating government-funded media outlets while females from the youngest age category achieved that post in semi-independent newspapers. Surprisingly, only two female editors stated that they were divorced, with only one stating as a reason for divorce her work schedule while the second editor shared that it was due to farther unspecified biological problems in child conception. As it can be seen at the graph #1, majority of selected female editors managed to keep their marriages despite their busy work schedule and majority of the married ones are mothers to two kids. One of the two single female editors that also was listed as one of the two youngest gate-keepers that took part in our research, had a wedding on February 14, 2012³⁵ thus reducing number of single editors to one.