This issue brief explores the obstacles to women’s economic participation and whether the existing employment structure considers women’s interests.

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.

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.

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 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.

The Action Plan for 2016-2017 on the Measures to be Implemented for Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and Protection of Victims was approved by N341 Decree of the Government of Georgia on 21 July, 2016.