Women’s Forum
Shida Kartli. The meeting of the Women’s Forum was held
on September 20 in the office of the Gori Club of the Disabled as part of the
project "Integration of Ethnic Minorities in the Electoral Processes”.
The project is implemented by the Gori Club of
the Disabled and the organization "Kartlis Deda” (Mother of Georgia) with
funding from the Electoral Systems Development Reforms and Training Center.
Ethnically Azerbaijani women and persons with
disabilities residing in the Gori Municipality and the local NGOs were invited
to the meeting.
The forum aims to promote the integration of
ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities in the society and boost their
participation in the political processes.
The discussion was held at the meeting on the
following issues: What is the key function of a woman? Positive and negative
aspects of involvement of women in politics; factors preventing the involvement
of women in politics; opinion of the Azerbaijani community about active civil
position of women; what traits should a political candidate participating in
the elections have.
