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Wednesday, 22 October, 2008

Roundtable Meeting on “Political Participation of Women and Women’s Leadership in Eastern Europe and CIS Region”. Wednesday, 22 October, 2008. In 1994 Georgia acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

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Wednesday, 22 October, 2008

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  1. Roundtable Meeting on “Political Participation of Women and Women’s Leadership in Eastern Europe and CIS Region” Wednesday, 22 October, 2008

  2. In 1994 Georgia acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

  3. September, 1995 – Fourth World Conference on Women’s Issues in Beijing

  4. In 2000, the Coalition of Women’s NGOs was established with nine main working groups: • Women and Politics; • Women and Education; • Women and Healthcare; • Women and Economics; • Women and Peace building; • Women and Media • Women and Global Environment; • PR and WG; • Institutional Machinery and WG

  5. October, 2004 – the establishment of the Advisory Council on Gender Equality Issues • June, 2005 – the establishment of the Governmental Commission on Gender Equality (GCGE)

  6. Gender Equality Strategy of Georgia (GES) • The State Concept on Gender Equality; • A three year plan of Action for the implementation of the concept on gender equality; • Recommendations to the legislative and executive branches of government for the establishment of permanent mechanisms to monitor and coordinate gender equality issues.

  7. May, 2006 – - Law of Georgia on Combating Human Trafficking; - Law of Georgia on Elimination of Domestic Violence, Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence and providing them with Assistance • July, 2006 - The Parliament of Georgia adopted the State Concept on Gender Equality (political statement of will that introduces definitions for “gender”, “gender equality”, “direct and indirect discrimination”, “gender mainstreaming”)

  8. The data of the last four parliamentary elections

  9. Participating parties in the parliamentary elections of 2008: • 1. Political Union of Citizens "Georgian Policy” • 2. Republican Party of Georgia • 3. Electoral Bloc "Alliance of the Rights, Topadze-Industrials” (M.G.S, Unity, E.D.P) • 4. "Shalva Natelashvili – Labour Party” • 5. "United National Movement – for Victorious Georgia” • 6. Political Union "Georgian Sportsmen’s Union” • 7. “Electoral Bloc "The Joint Opposition (National Council, The New Rights)” • 8. "National Party of Radical-Democrats of the whole Georgia • 9. “Political Union "Christian-Democratic Alliance” (CDA) • 10. "Giorgi Targamadze – Christian-Democrats” • 11. Electoral Bloc "Traditionalists – Our Georgia and Women’s Party • 12. Political Party "Our Country”

  10. WOMEN AMONG THE TOP TEN CANDIDATES ON THE POLITICAL PARTY LISTS

  11. The Women Candidates Nominated by the Parties under the Majoritarian System

  12. The factors negatively affected on the representation of women in the Parliament • Decrease of the total number of the Parliamentary mandates; • Decrease of the share of the proportional election mandates; • The single – mandate majoritarian election districts (women are not successful in such types of election districts); • Decrease of the election threshold from 7 % to 5 %

  13. Thank you for your attention and time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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