National Study on Violence against Women in Georgia 2017
National study on Violence against Women in Georgia 2017 constitutes the first nation-wide research on violence against women to be conducted in Georgia since 2009 and explores the prevalence of domestic violence, non-partner physical and sexual violence, as well as perceptions and awareness of women and men on gender and violence in Georgia. More
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The Government of Georgia joined the Generation Equality Forum and undertook new commitments under the following Action Coalitions: Ending Gender-Based Violence, Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality. The brochure prepared by UN Women Georgia Country Office spells out the commitments made by the Government of Georgia.
Regulatory Impact Assessment of ILO C183 - Maternity Protection Convention
Friday, May 28, 2021
The ISET Policy Institute (ISET-PI) - in collaboration with UN Women has implemented a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) to study the prospects and organize a policy dialogue towards the possible ratification of the Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183).
Regulatory Impact Assessment of ILO C189 - Domestic Workers Convention
Monday, May 24, 2021
The ISET Policy Institute (ISET-PI) - in collaboration with UN Women in the scope of the project “Women’s Economic Empowerment in the South Caucasus” (WEESC), funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) – has implemented a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) to study the prospects and organize a policy dialogue towards the possible ratification of Convention No. 189.
Regulatory Impact Assessment of ILO C189 - Domestic Workers Convention
Monday, May 24, 2021
The ISET Policy Institute (ISET-PI) – in collaboration with UN Women in the scope of the project “Women’s Economic Empowerment in the South Caucasus” (WEESC), funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) – has implemented a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) to study the prospects and organize a policy dialogue towards the possible ratification of Convention No. 189.
Mapping Gender and Disability Data in Georgia: Recommended Indicators and Actions
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The present document analyses the current situation of gender and disability data in Georgia, including existing and potential data sources.
Monday, April 26, 2021
This issue brief describes the facts and figures related to women in decision-making in Georgia. By visualizing data from Country Gender Equality profile (2020) and other relevant studies, the publication shows that women are under-represented in decision-making positions in the parliament, executive government, civil service, and local government.
Rapid Gender Assessment of COVID-19 Situation in Georgia - 2 wave
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Initiated by three UN agencies – UNDP, UNFPA and UN Women with support from Swedish and Norwegian governments, the research builds on the results of Rapid Gender Assessment survey.
Women's Empowerment Principles in Georgia
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The publication combines the stories of success and inspiration of WEPs signatory companies in Georgia that demonstrated exemplary practices of empowering women, brought change to corporate culture, achieved inclusive growth and considered equality as both the right thing to do and good for business.
Assessment of the Social Protection System in Georgia
Friday, December 25, 2020
The assessment of a social protection system in the Republic of Georgia carried out at the outset of the COVID-19 global pandemic reiterates the importance of national social protection floors to protect people in case of different risk across the lifecycle and covariate shocks.
Thursday, December 24, 2020
This issue brief describes the situation related to Women, Peace and Security in Georgia. By visualizing data from Country Gender Equality profile (2020) and other relevant studies, the publication presents share of women in security sector as well as in peace processes and challenges faced by internally displaced and conflict-affected women.
Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women in Georgia
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
This issue brief describes four different branches of institutional mechanisms for the advancement of Women in Georgia, highlighting their functions and roles in ensuring gender equality and women’s empowerment in Georgia.
Violence against Women in Georgia
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
This issue brief captures state of art, as well as certain important trends of Violence against Women in Georgia. By visualizing data from Country Gender Equality profile (2020) and other relevant studies, the publication presents prevalence and forms of violence, public opinion, and government response on violence against women in Georgia and how they have been changed over time.
Assessment of COVID-19’s Impact on Women Employed as Domestic Workers in Georgia
Friday, December 18, 2020
Assessment of COVID-19’s Impact on Women Employed as Domestic Workers in Georgia presents in-depth qualitative study findings on the impact of the pandemic on the lives of women domestic workers, highlights their challenges and needs and provides evidence-based recommendations to policymakers and practitioners.
Assessment of COVID-19’s Impact on Women Employed in the Health-Care Sector in Georgia
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Assessment of COVID-19’s Impact on Women Employed in the Health-Care Sector in Georgia summarizes the findings of an in-depth qualitative study into the impact of the pandemic on the lives of women frontline healthcare workers, highlights the challenges they faced and provides an avenue for consideration of their needs in the COVID-19 response.
Women of Georgia in Technology
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
In 2019, with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Innovative Education Foundation, Geolab, and Universities of Batumi, Kutaisi, and Tbilisi, UN Women launched a free web programming and social media marketing training program and internship for women in western Georgia.
WEPs Communication Guidance Toolkit
Monday, December 14, 2020
Women’s Empowerment Principles Communications Guidance Toolkit is intended to support the companies that signed WEPs in promoting gender equality and gender responsive business conduct.
The Power of Procurement: How to Source from Women-owned Businesses
Sunday, December 6, 2020
This new guide provides corporations and their suppliers with a deeper understanding of the barriers and challenges preventing women-owned businesses from accessing and fully participating in local and global values chains.
Transforming Social Protection for Persons with Disabilities in Georgia
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
This brief provides a short description of the project "Transforming Social Protection for Persons with Disabilities in Georgia” implemented by UN Women in partnership with five UN Agencies (UNICEF, WHO, UNDP, UNFPA, OHCRH) with the generous support of the Joint SDG Fund.
Rapid Gender Assessment of the COVID-19 Situation in Georgia
Friday, August 14, 2020
This Rapid Gender Assessment (RGA) report summarizes the findings of an extensive study into the impact of the pandemic on the lives of Georgian residents, particularly women and girls with disabilities.
Women’s Resource Centers at the forefront of women’s economic empowerment in Azerbaijan
Thursday, July 30, 2020
The brochure follows the individual stories of five women entrepreneurs supported by the UNDP Azerbaijan and UN Women. By supporting women through inclusion, experience and knowledge sharing and creating social support systems, the Women’s Resource Centers (WRCs) in Azerbaijan inspire women to use their potential to the fullest.