Pre-Law · Feminist Research · Baku, Azerbaijan
I'm Jamal Naghizade, a student at Landau School in Baku (graduating June 2027). I study how online discussion polices women's choices, I've spent nearly 500 hours volunteering at a shelter for survivors of domestic violence, and in October 2026 I spoke to more than 200 lawyers at the Bar Association of Azerbaijan. Next, I want to study law.
About
Your photo goes here.
Save it asportfolio/images/portrait.jpg
Since 2023 I've volunteered at the Mehriban Women and Children Shelter in Baku, which supports survivors of domestic violence. I started by sorting donations and packing support kits for families. Later, with the staff, I helped write material for children about personal boundaries and the difference between an ordinary argument and control.
I research gender norms, too. My lead-authored paper in the American Journal of Student Research looks at how Instagram comments on Azerbaijani news police women's autonomy. And for two years I helped measure the results of Women Forward Azerbaijan, an economic empowerment programme for 420 women in 18 communities.
At school I'm the lead ombudsman, a class representative and a member of the debate club. I want to study law because the problems I keep running into (stalking, coercion, cyberbullying, unequal work) need people who can argue them in court, too.
I also play guitar. I've studied at Music School No. 35 since 2022, I've taught free guitar lessons for three years, and my modeling and performance earnings have paid for instruments at seven rural schools.
ΘΕΜΙΣ · Themis
Lady Justice carries a balance, a sword and a blindfold. The balance weighs evidence without favour, the sword gives judgment its consequence, and the blindfold means everyone stands equal before the law.
“Justice is not a given. It is argued into existence, case by case and generation by generation.” Personal credo
Research & Publications
Three published papers and one independent data study. Most of my work looks at gender, policy and the law; the fourth paper tests a common belief about stock portfolios.
I led this study and co-wrote the article with Rena Alasgarova. I designed the research question and read 98 Instagram comments across three news stories through intersectional feminist theory, to see how ordinary online discussion polices what women are allowed to choose.
DOI 10.70251/HYJR2348.4512081218Co-written with Kh. J. Yusufova (Azerbaijan Medical University) and presented at Tetovo University in Skopje, North Macedonia, on 4–5 May 2025. It follows my work in the gender and climate programme at COP29 in Baku the previous November.
My sole-authored paper on the limits of artificial intelligence in Turkey, looked at from four sides: legal, regulatory, ethical and societal.
dllab.techA 7-page paper measured on real data for all 503 S&P 500 companies. The main finding: across 2,000 random 10-stock portfolios, the correlation between how many sectors a portfolio covers and how many economic forces it depends on was −0.03. Sector spread tells you almost nothing about real diversification. Mentored by Murad, a Stanford University student.
github.com/MYRADhub/portfoliolab-aiA cooling system for large buildings based on the badgir windcatchers of Southern Azerbaijan, using wind and solar power. Covered by Modern.az and 1news.az.
VisitSafety checks for gas, carbon monoxide, damp and mould in Baku homes, plus plain-language housing rights. I wrote every law-related part.
VisitAn app for girls learning football. I shaped its feminist mission so its features and visual identity are built for female players instead of adapted from men's programmes.
A student-led environmental baseline of soil, water and ground cover in a village in Ismayilli district. I logged and labelled the samples.
VisitA collection of feminist fairy tales that I put together myself and handed out at Landau School.
VisitAdvocacy & Impact
Shelters, schools, a regional programme and a room full of lawyers. These are the places where I've tried to turn what I study into something useful.
2024–2026 · Youth Co-Lead
Strategy, monitoring and impact analysis for an economic empowerment programme in 18 communities across five regions. I helped design the assessment tools and the system for tracking 420 participants. 347 finished the full cycle (82.6%), and practical-readiness scores went from 2.0 to 4.1 out of 5.
2023–present · Volunteer
Nearly 500 hours at a support centre for survivors of domestic violence. I prepared educational material, family support packages and activities for children, and the Center later chose me to represent it in a women's support competition.
Oct 2026 · Invited Youth Speaker
Selected through interviews from students at 28 schools to speak at the EYBA Autumn Conference. I addressed 200+ legal professionals on child cyberbullying and digital rights and co-ran a Training of Trainers session. I'm invited back to teach at the ABA Training Centre in 2027.
2024–present · Lead Ombudsman
I started an anti-stalking initiative, surveyed more than 1,500 students and built a toolkit that 10 pilot schools now use. In June 2026 I also wrote and ran school-safety trainings for several grades.
2026–present · Ambassador
Youth Feminism and Women's Rights Ambassador. I work against gender stereotypes among young people through research, analysis of online conversations and creative projects such as photoshoots.
2024–2026 · Partnership Liaison
I modeled feminist designs for Amorini Concept and gave the earnings to a women's shelter. I also set up a partnership with Matrix that helped more than 1,000 women get salon jobs.
“Staff members began relying on him to help new volunteers understand how materials were organized and how confidentiality should be protected.”
“Jamal developed the section on cyberbullying, personal boundaries, and seeking support.”
Interlude · Six Strings
“Music and law ask for the same thing: practice until precision becomes instinct.”
Guitarist and music mentor since 2024. I've played four concerts with Imec, including the Women in F1 event, and the money from modeling and performances has bought instruments for seven rural schools.
Run your cursor across the strings
Recognition & Milestones
2027
I finish Landau School in June 2027 and plan to study law at university. Before that, I'll deliver a series of digital-safety training sessions for children and young people at the Training Centre of the Bar Association of Azerbaijan.
Oct 2026
Chosen after interviews from candidates at 28 schools across Azerbaijan. In the same month my Instagram study came out in the American Journal of Student Research.
2026
Young Leaders and Diplomats Summit (April, with a reference letter), the Hybrid Leadership Summit (July) and the CCE programme “Future Starts Today” (July).
May 2025
Presented my COP29 paper at the 5th International Palestra Scientific Research Congress, Tetovo University, North Macedonia.
Nov 2024
Took part in the gender and climate programme of the UN Climate Change Conference. I received an official letter of appreciation from the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and a monetary award.
Contact
I'm based in Baku. If you'd like to talk about research or a collaboration, email me and I'll get back to you.
jamal.naghizada@yahoo.comReferences are available on request from the Bar Association of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the “Clean World” Aid to Women Social Union, the “Innovative Progress and Ecology” Public Union and Baker Tilly Audit Azerbaijan.
