Why invest in Gender Equality in politics in Georgia?

GENDER EQUALITY WHY INVEST IN GENDER EQUALITY IN GEORGIA ? GENDER INEQUALITY INDEX 0,16 0,32 0,42 EUROPEAN UNION = RIGHTS CIS GEORGIA = RESPONSIBILITIES = OPPORTUNITIES WOMEN ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED IN DECISION MAKING WOMEN make up 59% of VOTERS MUNICIPAL & LÒČAL COUNCILS but are under-represented in DECISION MAKING positions MINISTERS 28% 11% 13% 25% GEORGIA GEORGIA EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION PARLIAMENTS 11% GEORGIA EUROPEAN UNION and GEORGIA has ONE OF THE LOWEST representation of WOMEN in PARLIAMENTS of all OSCE countries 25% 45% 39% 45 32% 27% 24% 22% 19% 17% 14% 11% 8% Sweden Denmark Slovenia France Croatia Czeçh. Republic Greece Estonia „Bosnia and Turkey GEORGIA Ukraine Herzegovina SHARE OF WOMEN IN PARLIAMENTS IN OSCE COUNTRIES Enhancing Gender Equality in Georgia TOTAL EQUALITY KOHE TOTAL INEQUALITY