Gender audit recommends Tbilisi raise women's access to decision-making
One of several recent UN Women-supported participatory gender audits in Georgia that aim to help organisations improve gender mainstreaming in their structures and daily operations.Date:
On 1 July, top Tbilisi municipal officials discussed with UN Women the findings and recommendations of a recent UN Women-supported participatory gender audit.
Calling Tbilisi Municipality supported cervical and breast cancer screening programme an example of good practice, the audit recommended that Tbilisi municipality improve employees’ awareness of gender equality and women’s rights issues; enhance women’s participation in decision-making; and improve the collection and analysis of sex-segregated data.
A Participatory Gender Audit is a tool that helps organisations improve gender mainstreaming. It identifies good practices, examines if an organisation institutionalises gender equality and suggests effective ways a company or organisation can mainstream gender in its structures and operations.
Between 2013 and 2015, in addition to Tbilisi municipality, UN Women supported participatory gender audits and technical support for follow-up on findings and recommendations to the Parliament of Georgia and to several government ministries.
Gender stereotypes remain deeply rooted in Georgia, inhibiting the achievement of gender equality and placing men in a dominant positions in many areas of social, economic and political life.
The UN Women Georgia team discussed the audit’s findings with Tbilisi Mayor Mr. David Narmania, Deputy Mayor Ms. Nina Khatiskatsi and the Mayor’s Advisor on Gender Equality Issues, Ms. Nineli Putkaradze. The officials committed to address the audit’s findings and to continue cooperation with UN Women to end domestic violence and violence against women, and to support women’s economic empowerment.
“The Audit was useful. It made very clear to us areas for improvement from a gender mainstreaming perspective. We will certainly follow-up on its recommendations,” said Tbilisi Mayor Mr. David Narmania.
To read more, see our UN Women Georgia web feature on this story.