Ajarai. On September14, the Batumi Civic
Engagement Center has hosted the round table on "Gender, Woman and
Elections". The meeting aimed to identify the problems and stereotypes
preventing gender equality policies in Georgia and its regions and the possible
ways of their solution.
Local
activist/leader women, representatives of local CSOs and governmental
institutions, political parties, students, other social groups, IDPs living in
the region, ethnic minorities and mass media have participated in the meeting.
Meeting
participants have discussed problems existing in the region in terms of gender
equality, identified ways of problem solution and developed recommendations.
The
project is implemented by the "Association of Young Teachers and
Psychologists", with the financial support of the "International
Foundation for Electoral Systems" and the United States Agency for
International Development.