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#Women‘s Rights

Georgia took ‘no steps’ for women’s empowerment in 2 years for EU AA

A group of leading civil society organisations have been assessing the government’s progress in its 2017-2020 EU Association Agenda.

Georgia took ‘no steps’ for women’s empowerment in 2 years for EU AA

A group of leading civil society organisations have been assessing the government’s progress in its 2017-2020 EU Association Agenda.

Georgian Dream–backed sexual harassment bill put before parliament

A new bill initiated by the Parliament’s Gender Equality Council is seeking to make sexual harassment an administrative offence.

Georgian Dream–backed sexual harassment bill put before parliament

A new bill initiated by the Parliament’s Gender Equality Council is seeking to make sexual harassment an administrative offence.

To change the system from within or without — the dilemma for feminists in ‘New Armenia’

A debate is raging within the country’s feminist circles: how best to transform Armenia's patriarchal systems?

To change the system from within or without — the dilemma for feminists in ‘New Armenia’

By Knar Khudoyan

A debate is raging within the country’s feminist circles: how best to transform Armenia's patriarchal systems?

Georgian Public Defender: Devdariani sexually harassed three women

Allegations of harassment and sexual assault against the former head of local NGO CiDA emerged in March.

Georgian Public Defender: Devdariani sexually harassed three women

Allegations of harassment and sexual assault against the former head of local NGO CiDA emerged in March.

Voices of Georgian emigrants — ‘They treated us like dogs’

Three women who braved landmines, hidden containers, and frozen seas in search for a better future in Greece.

Voices of Georgian emigrants — ‘They treated us like dogs’

Three women who braved landmines, hidden containers, and frozen seas in search for a better future in Greece.

Voice | ‘I’m a second wife and I don’t care what you think’

A 35-year-old woman from Makhachkala tells Daptar that becoming a second wife is a dream come true.

Voice | ‘I’m a second wife and I don’t care what you think’

A 35-year-old woman from Makhachkala tells Daptar that becoming a second wife is a dream come true.

Georgia’s feminists face an uphill battle for equality

Despite a rise in the awareness of women’s rights, a lack of women decision-makers is standing in the way of legal changes.

Georgia’s feminists face an uphill battle for equality

By Dato Parulava

Despite a rise in the awareness of women’s rights, a lack of women decision-makers is standing in the way of legal changes.

‘If she goes out — her relatives will kill her’

Men who kill their female relatives over ‘immoral behaviour’ are rarely brought to justice.

‘If she goes out — her relatives will kill her’

By Daptar

Men who kill their female relatives over ‘immoral behaviour’ are rarely brought to justice.

Age discrimination in Armenia: why women turn to plastic surgery to find work

A lack of legal protection means employers are free to discriminate against female applicants based on their age or how they look.

Age discrimination in Armenia: why women turn to plastic surgery to find work

By Armine Avetisyan

A lack of legal protection means employers are free to discriminate against female applicants based on their age or how they look.