Tbilisi Mayor: joint efforts can "completely eliminate" violence, discrimination against women
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze stressed the importance of the close cooperation between the NALAG, Governmental and non-governmental sectors, as well as international organisations. He also highlighted further cooperation of the association with Georgian Government and the Academy of the Ministry of Finance, which would be aimed at eliminating violence against women in the country. Photo: ipn.
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Problems for gender equality still exist in Georgia but can be "completely eliminated" through joint efforts of the Government, civil society and the non-governmental sector, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said at a conference organised by the National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia on Tuesday.
Supporting gender equality is one of the main priorities for the National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia. To this end, we [the City Hall and the Association] have created the Gender Equality Platform to further strengthen coordination between central and local Governments, as well as between the municipalities themselves,” Kaladze said.
Kaladze stressed the importance of the close cooperation between the NALAG, Governmental and non-governmental sectors, as well as international organisations. He also highlighted further cooperation of the association with Georgian Government and the Academy of the Ministry of Finance, which would be aimed at eliminating violence against women in the country.
Established at the joint initiative of the Council of Europe and European Commission in 2004, the NALAG aims at further developing the local self-government system, decentralising Government power throughout the country and developing local self-government institutions.
Hundreds of supporters of gender equality from different fields will gather today at the Radisson Hotel in Tbilisi to mark the beginning of Gender Week.
Georgia’s most gender equal entities will be revealed at a special awards ceremony that honours the equal treatment of men and women in business.
Of the almost 4,000 people questioned, two thirds (68 percent) believed there was no gender equality in the country, women were poorly represented in Parliament and having more women in leading roles would have a positive impact on the country.
The legislation to prevent violence against women and domestic violence, as well as protection and assistance to victims, and the legislative changes required to be implemented, were discussed on Tuesday by Georgian Parliament members of the Gender Equality Council and the representatives of the United States Embassy.
On Wednesday, the Georgian Parliament’s Gender Equality Council and Committee on Human Rights, along with the representatives of partner organisations, discussed the 9th recommendation, concerning gender equality, of the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union for granting Georgia the membership candidate status.
Parliaments can make a “significant” contribution to women's empowerment, “gender-sensitive” parliaments can implement relevant changes and build more equal, sustainable societies, the Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Wednesday during his speech at the 145th Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly in Rwanda.