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The students at the conference discussed such issues as the risks that women encounter online, the reasons for the gender gap in cybersecurity, cyberharassment, stalking and gender-based cybercrimes, and why there are fewer women in the cybersecurity workforce.
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When his son was born in December 2023, 34-year-old Avtandil Tsereteli didn’t think twice about taking the paid paternity leave offered by his employer, TBC Bank, in Georgia. “It was one of the most significant decisions I will ever make,” he says. “When you have time with your baby, it gives you such a huge pleasure that I had never experienced before, and I could not have imagined. You have to experience it to feel it. It’s one of the most beautiful experiences a parent can have.”
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In the modern business environment, human resource management professionals play an important role in shaping and developing a healthy and balanced organizational culture.
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In partnership with UN Women, specialized lawyers will undergo respective training at the Legal Aid Service. An intensive special course will significantly contribute to the enhancement of the quality of legal counselling and the protection of interests of violence survivors.
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Thirteen employees from various government agencies attended the training, learning the normative and political frameworks of gender-inclusive peace processes and gender-sensitive conflict analysis, as well as the specifics of gender-inclusive peace negotiations.
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Global practice indicates that in the process of the prevention and elimination of violence against women and domestic violence, the existanceof a clear policy on the part of employers, in particular one that takes into account the interests of victims and survivors of violence as much as possible, can play a special role.
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UN Women has been actively working on gender mainstreaming in the Ministry of Defence of Georgia for more than a decade already. Among other initiatives, this collaboration involves the appreciation of contributions of women in the Georgian Defence Forces.
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Supported by the Government of Japan, UN Women has launched a vital initiative supporting Ukrainian refugee women and girls in Slovakia, Poland, and Georgia. With a $565,000 investment, the project will benefit 480 Ukrainian refugee women and girls, impacting representatives from CSOs, state partners, and Women’s Rights Organizations.
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"The UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and the UNFPA Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, together with the European Union (EU), started the Phase II of the regional programme “EU 4 Gender Equality: Together against gender stereotypes and gender-based violence”.
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Supported by UN Women, the Georgian Stock Exchange and the Tbilisi Stock Exchange, the Georgian financial sector continued its annual tradition of joining the global initiative “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” this year as well.
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For UN Women, one of the priority areas of focus is to engage girls in innovations and technologies by supporting initiatives that enable and motivate them to do so.
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How rural women change the lives of their families, villages and communities for the better, and the difficulties they have to overcome to do so - these are the topics addressed in “We Women Have Power”, published by UN Women as part of Gender Week.
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Job-seeking women in Georgia still face numerous obstacles, whether it is inequality or stereotypes; for this reason, UN Women constantly supports a variety of initiatives to overcome these challenges.
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An effective fight against gender-based violence requires the involvement of various sectors, including the Government, NGOs, donor organizations and businesses.
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UN Women actively continues supporting gender mainstreaming in the education system of Georgia and closely cooperates with the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth.
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Internally displaced women have unique experiences and challenges; it is therefore necessary to take their perspectives into consideration in order to implement effective policy on conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
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UN Women is actively carrying on its cooperation with and support of public entities in the implementation of the mechanisms for the prevention of and response to sexual harassment.
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UN Women, in partnership with the Ministry of Defence of Georgia, has been actively working on gender mainstreaming in the ministry. This was the very purpose of the publication “Women in Service to Georgia”, prepared by UN Women in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence.
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With the support and initiative of UN Women, international expert Zara Järvinen has developed the Gender-Sensitive Human Security Monitoring Tool, intended for the Public Defender’s Office (PDO) and civil society organizations.
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Taking into account the principles of gender equality in the process of good governance reform is of crucial importance, especially for Georgia, which strives for integration into the European Union.