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Georgian Women NGOs Coalition
MISSION:
Based on the principles of equality and justice, support of democratic society building through improvement of economic, social and political status of Georgian women.
  
DIRECTIONS OF THE COALITION WORK:
Protection of women’s rights and development of democratic values
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STRATEGY AND RESULTS
Coalition Conference
July 21-22, 2008
The Conference was focused on the results of parliamentary elections and future work
Leaders of political parties, women MPs, members of Sakrebulo, female parliamentary runners and members of international organizations took part in the conference. The Coalition’s partners from Kyrgyzstan, Mira Karybaeva and Vladimir Korotenko of Social Technologies Agency were among the most active participants.
Charita Jashii presented gender analysis of the elections, conference participants analyzed the program of support to women candidates, held by the Coalition during pre-elections period. Within the frameworks of the program, the Coalition initiated introduction of amendments to the elections legislation foreseeing temporary measures (quotas) enabling to increase the number of women in parliament.
The Coalition collected over 32 000 thousand votes supporting this initiative, it also held several actions promoting it. Today, these documents are to be studied by the parliament, and they need to be lobbied. The Coalition’s action plan is designed for 1.5 years, this time is needed to prepare for the local self-governance elections scheduled for 2010.
The Conference adopted Appeal to the Parliament calling for urgent study and adopting of the legislative initiative presented by the Coalition.
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Elections Results
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Women's Coalition of Georgia forwarded to
the parliament 32 thousand signatures
press-conference
May 2, 2008
We are bringing gender equality to the parliament!
These folders contain the will of 32 thousand people,
who want women to take half of parliamentary seats
Women's Coalition of Georgia forwarded to the parliament 32 thousand signatures in support of ammendments to the country's elections legislation. At the press-conference, held on May 2, the Coalition members shared this news with the media stressing that the amendments aim to bring more women in politics.
According to Tamara Abramishvili, the Coalition member, women's NGOs urge the authorities to amend legisation so that the country's parliament introduces temporary measures (quotas) to bring the number of women to 50%.
"Over 32 thousand people, living both in Tbilisi and in the regions of Georgia, supported and signed this initiative, and the Coalition forwarded all signatures to the parliament today," Abramishvili stated at the press-conference.
According to the existing regulations, the parliament now is obliged to study and discuss the Women's Coalition's legislative initiative. "We hope that the new parliament, elected on May 21, will support activation of women's participation in decision-making processes," the Coalition members stressed talking to the media on May 2 press-conference.
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Supporting women candidates –
More women to Georgian parliament!
action
May 1, 2008
Trying on the role of the parliament member – that was an opportunity for anyone who participated in the action organized by the Women’s Coalition of Georgia. At the action, that took place between 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., participants took photos using a stencil image of a typical parliament member, extemporaneously turned into a female parliamentarian. Leaflets, urging the society to support women candidates and balloons with the Coalition emblem were disseminated at the action.
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PRE-ELECTIONS MEDIA CAMPAIGN PLAN PRESENTED
by the new Council of the Coalition
Coalition’s working meeting
April 22, 2008
The Coalition Council presented its plan on holding media-campaign designed to support women at the upcoming elections. Complex activation, involving women candidates, voters and party and monitoring activists is planned by the Coalition. Active work with the media is aimed at promoting this issue and at rising public awareness.
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TO SUPPORT WOMEN'S ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS
press-conference
April 8, 2008
The country is in need for women's active participation in the elections, the Coalition members stated at the press-conference. It is vitally important for the country to have as many women involved in the process, as possible. The Coalition emphasized on the importance of activating women electorate, female political party members, women's participation in elections observation and monitoring. It is extremely important that as many women as possible should be named as candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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GENDER APPROACH IN ECONOMY –
the basics for social justice and equal opportunities
for women and men
regional conference
Tbilisi, April 1, 2008
The Regional Conference was organized by the United Nations Development Programme within the frameworks of Gender and Policy in South Caucasus project, together with the UN European Economic Commission and ODIHR OSCE. Experts from Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Ireland, Italy, Germany, as well as representatives of number of international organizations took part in the discussion. Prof Charita Jashi, expert on gender and economy, was the conference organizer on behalf of the Coalition of Women’s NGOs of Georgia.
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INITIATIVE TO INTRODUCE GENDER QUOTAS
Coalition collects signatures
to amend Elections Code of Georgia
March 22, 2008
It is necessary to collect about 30 thousand signatures to amend the Organic Law “On Political Unions of Citizens,” in order to balance number of women and men in pre-elections party lists. The initiative proposes introduction of a new norm: both genders should be presented in each two of candidates.
On March 19 the session of the parliament’s procedures committee studied and registered this initiative.
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THE COALITION’S WORKING CONFERENCE
March 18, 2008
50 member organizations of the Coalition took part in the Conference, preceded by the reorganization aimed at forming new structure of the union.
March 18 meeting studied the reorganization work implemented by the initiative council of the member organizations:
- The Coalition’s new Platform of Actions and direction of work for 2008-2009;
- new structure of the Coalition.
The creation of these documents was based on consultations with the Coalition’s working groups, and the opinions of all member organizations willing to continue cooperation was considered.
The Conference elected the Coalition Council, which is to be a coordinating body until the end of 2009.
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More women at decision-making:
BE ACTIVE!
ACTION 2008, March, 7 – CaucAsia Magazine's special issue
Women make up to 53 percent of Georgian population, they have high education status, good professional skills, they are active in economy and social life. However, there are less than 10 percent of women in the national parliament, there is only one female minister in the country, and there are no women among governors. Among 1750 Sakrebulo (local self-government bodies) staffed after 2006 elections, only 195 women (11 percent) were elected. There is a strange contradiction: from one hand, Georgian women have to be economically and socially active in order to earn money for their families; from the other hand, women do not have their representatives in authorities in order to protect their interests.
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NGOs FROM WOMEN COALITION OF GEORGIA:
MATERNITY SHOULD NOT BE AN OBSTACLE TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
March 3 is the national holiday, the Mother’s Day in Georgia. It is another occasion to think about what does being a mother in Georgia mean, and what are the problems Georgian mothers face.
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