PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
The Parliament of Georgia passed a Gender Equality Law on 27 March. The legislation provides for the establishment of a national women's machinery, the enhancement of women's security, equality in the labour market and the strengthening of women's political participation. The law also introduces gender-responsive planning and budgeting on the part of the government.
The new Gender Equality Law builds on the State Concept for Gender Equality, adopted in 2006, and has been in development since 2008. UNIFEM, UNDP and UNFPA provided technical expertise in the drafting process, and women's organizations were consulted. The draft law was presented to deputies for consideration in the fall of 2009 by Rusudan Kervalishvili, the Vice Speaker of the Parliament and Chair of the Advisory Council on Gender Equality Issues.
