Tbilisi. According to the blog post of the Gender Informational Portal, number of women in the list of majoritarian candidates in Tbilisi is below 25%. ''Women are still in the minority in majoritarian lists of top rated parties that were quoted by an NDI survey, published in July, 2017'' – is stated on the portal. Read more... Source:ginsc.net

Tbilisi. "We often hear that motherhood is a full-time work, however, in reality, according to studies, the work performed by a mother is equivalent to two and a half full-time workdays. A new American study shows that, on average, mothers work 98 hours a week, which two and more times exceeds a working week, the average duration of which constitutes 39 hours”, - writes an organization "Sapari” in this regard in the material published on its website. According to the material, researchers studied a time table of 2000 mothers who had children from 5 to 12 years of age. They found that an average working day of a mother starts at 6:23 in the morning and ends at 8:13 in the evening. The study showed that mothers, as a rule, were taking care of their children even during their free time. Of course, they worked during off days the same as during workdays. Read more…  Source:The website of the organization

Samegrelo – Zemo Svaneti. "Women will say more in Georgian politics than men do today. This process has already been started and nothing can stop it. The perception that women must be in a kitchen is outdated already. Politics will become liberal with more women in it. All parties should nominate women as candidates for mayor. Woman is a good organizer and manager” - these statements were made at the meeting-discussion organized by Poti Gender Media Center, which was attended by women, leaders of political parties, as well as by those successful and active in different fields. The purpose of the meeting was to empower and support women candidates for self-government elections. Discussion was conducted within the framework of a project – "Equality wins”, which is implemented by "Journalists Network for Gender Equality” with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). Read more… Source:The website of the organization in a social network

Imereti. Lawyers of ''Partnership for Human Rights'' (PHR) conducted a working meeting on violence against women with specialists of medical field in Tskaltubo. The seminar – ''Role of a doctor in providing support to violence affected women'' aims at raising awareness of doctors and nurses employed at medical institutions. Read more… Source:phrgeorgia.wordpress.com

Tbilisi. The Gender Informational Portal publishes information about the first sitting of the commission working on issues related to gender equality, violence against women and domestic violence. At the working meeting there have been discussed substantial steps and future plans related to ensuring gender equality, elimination of violence against women and domestic violence. Read more… Source:ginsc.net

Tbilisi. The Gender Informational Portal publishes information about the first woman aviator who works in civil aviation. Nadia Benkliani is from a family of pilots and first saw a pilot cabin at the age of 13. Read more… Source:ginsc.net

Adjara. On July 24, IFES supported Journalists Network for Gender Equality (JNGE) organized female politicians meeting with active females/potential candidates. ''The goal of the meeting was to enable participants to get familiar with each other's resources, visions, interests as well as assist to political parties present their gender and political approaches and identify female candidates for future cooperation'', is noted in the statement. In full… Source: The web-page of the organization in a social network

Tbilisi. Women's Information Center (WIC) publishes a photo reportage reflecting a women march. With this rally its participants protested inequality, violence and oppression occurring against women. The march lasted for approximately two hours. Read more… Source:The website of the organization in a social network

Tbilisi. The Public Defender of Georgia is echoing the statements posted by the organizers of the movement Georgian March on social network that contained insult and alleged threat against a young woman. ''The Public Defender expresses his concern about the use of obvious misogynic and hate speech that further complicates the difficult situation of gender equality in the country. At the same time, he calls on the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ensure timely and efficient conduct of the ongoing investigation into the alleged threat'', is noted in the statement. In full… Source: www.ombudsman.ge

Tbilisi. The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) publishes a research: ''Women in Georgian Politics'', which studies engagement of women in political processes within a period of the 2016-2018 election cycle. According to one of the main findings of the research: ''Increase in participation of women in political processes in Georgia is not an irreversible process - political engagement of women will always be dependent on the good will of any political group''; Read more… Source:gyla.ge

Samegrelo. In order to strengthen the role of women in politics, the organization "Journalists’ Network for Gender Equality” continues meetings in municipalities. Next meeting was conducted with members of Sakrebulo of Municipality of Poti City. The meeting was also attended by representatives of non-governmental organizations, political parties and media. Meeting-discussions with decision maker men are conducted within the framework of a project – "Equality wins”, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). Read more…     Source: The website of the organization in a social network

Tbilisi. On July 4, the Tbilisi City Court issued a restraining order for up to 6 months period to protect a woman, the victim of violence. The court considered arguments of lawyers of GYLA and made one of the precedent decisions, which envisages various protection mechanisms relevant to a case on psychological harassment (stalking) committed against a woman. Read more… Source: The website of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association

Tbilisi. ''Coalition for Equality'' responds to a case of femicide, committed with extraordinary cruelty, in which regard justice has been served with significant shortcomings. On January 15, 2017, in the Shalauri village of the Telavi district, Givi Guliashvili poured gasoline on his wife - Olga Shishkina and set her on fire. The woman spent 12 days in a reanimation unit and then died. The Coalition considers that prosecution and judicial authorities should fundamentally change their approach towards gender based crimes to ensure effective prevention, investigation and punishment. Read more... Source: The website of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association

Tbilisi. The Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics publishes a manual on coverage of gender issues. ''Avoid mentioning gender of persons that are part of a story when it does not give any additional information to the audience. This is especially important when covering anti-social behavior. Do not cover a story in a way, which may intensify incorrect vision of the society about gender roles, do not classify any profession or action as that for ''women'' or ''men'''' – is stated on the website of the Charter. Read more… Source: qartia.org.ge

Tbilisi. The Ministry of Justice continues a campaign - #imoqmede (#act), directed towards activating society against violence, and calls on public to actively engage in the campaign. ''The Minister of Justice conducted presentation of a new website - imoqmede.ge, which simplifies involvement of population in the campaign against violence. ...imoqmede.ge is part of a communication campaign of the Ministry of Justice, which includes a wide range of activities'' – is stated on the website of the Women’s Information Center. Read more... Source: ginsc.net

Tbilisi. On June 13, a presentation of findings of a survey on ''Women in Political Parties: Deconstructing Myths'' was held. ''According to the survey, social myths regarding insufficient education, fear of conflicts and low competence of women restrict their opportunity for promotion within the intra-party hierarchy'' – is stated on the website of the organization. Read more... Source: sapari.ge

Tbilisi. Today, Task Force member NGOs and international organizations registered at the parliament new bill on mandatory quotas, with 37 000 signatures. The bill covers the changes in 2 laws and establishes temporal measures for boosting women's political engagement. In full… Source: The organization’s web-page in a social network

Shida Kartli. On June 5, 2017 Journalists Network for Gender Equality (JNGE) through IFES support launched "Men for Women`s Political Participation” campaign. The goal of the campaign is to engage local male community leaders and opinion-makers in promoting women`s political participation issues as well as motivate them to become gender advocates in their respective communities. On June 6, Gori Gender Media Center hosted the first discussion. Chairperson of Gori Sakrebulo, staffers of Gamgeoba, representatives of CSOs/media and lawyers attended the meeting. Special presentations on the importance of men’ engagement in promoting women’s political participation issues were delivered by Natia Omadze, director of Gori Media Center, Zaza Chipashvili, director of Gori Democracy School and Goga Aptsiauri, journalist of Radio Liberty. Source: IFES

Tbilisi. On May 24, as a result of legal assistance of lawyers of the organization – "Partnership for Human Rights”, the Tbilisi city court issued a protective order with a maximum timeframe of 6 months to a woman, having experienced violence. Read more... Source:phrgeorgia.wordpress.com

Tbilisi. On May 29, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia presented special reports on the Situation of Women's Rights and Gender Equality, and Mechanisms against Domestic Violence to the Government of Georgia, diplomatic corps, international organizations, NGOs, representatives of the academies circle and the media. ''It should be noted that, unlike 2015, the main problem during preparation of the report was timely and full provision of the requested statistical information, which is a step backward in terms of cooperation in the fight against gender violence and indicates that there are systemic shortcomings in terms of collection and making analysis of information in a number of institutions'', is noted in the statement. In full… Source: www.ombudsman.ge

On May 12-14, IFES with partnership of IRI conducted a training on gender, elections and communication for female potential candidates in Katsreti. ''The main goal of the training was to increase the capacity of female activists in the field of elections, communications and gender. The training module comprised a balanced combination of theoretical and practical exercises and included topics such as: effective communication and message building, media communication, public speech and presentation, personal and elections branding, etiquette and protocol, gender communication; using social media during elections; women’s capacity to influence change and etc. One-on-one sessions with participants were dedicated to public speech and interview skills; exercises included simulated interviews and public speeches recorded on camera that were later reviewed and evaluated together with the trainers'', is noted in the statement. In full… Source: The organization’s web-page in a social network

Tbilisi. ''Partnership for Human Rights'' (PHR) will provide free legal assistance to women, victims of violence. ''Consultations will touch upon issues related to any kind of violence, including physical, psychological, sexual, economic assault and compulsion. If you have been harassed or consider that a woman nearby you, including a woman with disability, is a victim of violence or gender based discrimination - please contact us!'' – is noted in the statement of the organization. Read more… Source: phrgeorgia.wordpress.com