1 - 20 of 29 Results
Pagination
Date:
The unequal gender distribution of unpaid care work is not only an essential barrier to women’s economic empowerment and women’s participation in public life more broadly, but also constitutes a major impediment to the social and economic well-being of communities at large.
Date:
This manual provides practical guidance to public servants on handling workplace sexual harassment cases. It intends to support public entities in effectively responding to workplace sexual harassment complaints and creating a safe and supporting environment for women and men in the public service.
Date:
This brief reviews causes and consequences of women’s economic inactivity, also in light of Covid-19 pandemic.
Date:
A gender equality approach to social protection programmes is key to enabling men and women’s equal access to protection from poverty. This brief highlights some aspects of the social protection system and the ways it responds to women’s needs in Georgia.
Date:
Poverty affects men and women in different ways. This brief reviews the causes and differential experiences of women’s and men’s poverty in Georgia.
Date:
This brief explores the gender gap in unpaid domestic and care work in Georgia, also in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date:
This issue brief explores the obstacles to women’s economic participation and whether the existing employment structure considers women’s interests.
Date:
This brief reviews economic activity of rural women and the reasons for the existing employment structure, while proposing some strategies to raise women’s economic activity in rural Georgia.
Date:
Globally, the disability prevalence rate among women is higher than that among men. Women and girls with disabilities experience various forms of discrimination, including harmful gender-based discriminatory practices, among other obstacles. Based on the analysis of existing official statistics the issue brief describes main challenges faced by women and girls with disabilities in Georgia.
Date:
The September 2021 edition of the UN Women impact stories is dedicated to women, peace, and security. These impact stories illustrate part of UN Women’s work on implementing the WPS agenda through programming and partnerships that support the meaningful participation and leadership of women in building long-lasting peace in Georgia.
Date:
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.
Date:
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.
Date:
This brief provides a short description of the UN Women project “Accelerating Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Georgia” funded by UK Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) and the Ministry of Defence of the UK Government.
Date:
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.
Date:
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.
Date:
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.
Date:
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.
Date:
This is brief outlines the key issues on the gender pay gap and is based on the Analysis of the Gender Pay Gap and Gender Inequality in the Labor Market in Georgia.
Date:
This brief provides a short description of the UN Women project "Good Governance for Gender Equality in Georgia” (GG4GEG) generously funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.
Date:
This brief provides a short description of the UN Women project “A Joint Action for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Georgia” (JAWE) funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.