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Georgia Country Gender Assessment Summary

Core Content

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of gender equality in Georgia, focusing on access to opportunities, rights, resources, and voice. It highlights the economic and social implications of gender disparities and outlines key policy priorities to address them.

Main Findings

Gender Differences

• Education: Women are more likely to enroll in tertiary education than men, though overall tertiary enrollment remains low.
• Labor Market: Women's labor participation rate is about 60% for ages 15–64, which is 18–20 percentage points lower than men's.
• Economic Output: Gender gaps in labor participation result in an economic loss equivalent to 11% of GDP.
• Poverty: Women-headed households are more likely to be poor, and poverty has decreased less in these households compared to men-headed ones.
• Demographics: There are significant gender imbalances in the population, with a higher ratio of boys to girls at birth and a skewed age distribution favoring women in older age groups and boys in younger ones.

Human Capital

• Life Expectancy: Women have a longer life expectancy (78 years) compared to men (71 years).
• Sex Ratios at Birth: The sex ratio at birth in Georgia is 109 boys per 100 girls, higher than the natural ratio of 106.
• Education Enrollments: Tertiary enrollment in Georgia is lower than the regional average, with only 44% of boys and 31% of girls enrolled in 2012.
• Field of Study: Women are more concentrated in arts, humanities, education, and health, while men dominate engineering, manufacturing, and services.

Economic Opportunities

• Labor Force Participation: Women are overrepresented in unpaid work and self-employment, particularly in agriculture.
• Gender Wage Gap: The unadjusted wage gap is 37% in 2014, with earnings differences attributed to occupational and industrial segregation and potential discrimination.
• Unemployment: Unemployment is higher among women, especially long-term unemployed, and they tend to seek stable, permanent jobs.
• Entrepreneurship: Women entrepreneurs are concentrated in retail and service sectors.
• Ownership and Management: Only 32% of firms with five or more employees have a female top manager, and 34% have women in ownership.

Voice and Agency

• Political Representation: Women constitute only 11% of the Parliament in 2015, significantly lower than the regional average.
• Judicial Representation: Women make up 33% of judges on the Constitutional Court.
• Social Norms: Traditional gender norms and patriarchy continue to influence roles and opportunities for both men and women.

Economic Costs of Gender Gaps

• Output Loss: The economic cost of gender gaps in labor participation is equivalent to 11% of GDP.
• Comparison with Others: Countries with higher female labor participation, such as Nordic nations, experience smaller GDP losses (around 8%).

Policy Priorities

1. Promote Gender Equality Norms

   • Invest in mass media campaigns to address son preference and promote the value of girls and women in economic and social spheres.
   • Change perceptions around gender roles and economic uncertainty.

2. Improve Childcare Support

   • Enhance the quality and availability of public kindergartens to support work-life balance.
   • Strengthen parental leave benefits to encourage shared childcare responsibilities.

3. Enhance Workforce Participation

   • Facilitate a school-to-work transition by aligning higher education with private sector needs.
   • Equalize pension eligibility ages to reduce the economic burden on women.

4. Reduce Unemployment

   • Implement active labor market programs tailored to both men and women.
   • Support business-oriented education and vocational training for women to enhance entrepreneurship.

5. Strengthen Gender Equality Institutions

   • Mainstream gender in legislative processes and policy-making.
   • Ensure the Gender Equality Advisory Council and governmental commission are effectively operational.

6. Improve Data Collection

   • Enhance gender-disaggregated statistics, especially in maternal and child health.
   • Conduct updated reproductive health surveys to inform policy decisions.

Key Figures and Data

• Poverty Headcount (2010–2014): The poverty rate fell from 42.7% to 32.3%.
• Sex Ratio at Birth (2015): 109 boys per 100 girls.
• Tertiary Enrollment (2012): 44% of boys and 31% of girls.
• Female Labor Participation (2014): 60% of women aged 15–64.
• Gender Wage Gap (2014): 37%.
• Female Top Managers (2013): 32% of firms with five or more employees.
• Women in Parliament (2015): 11%.
• Women Judges (Constitutional Court): 33%.

Conclusion

The CGA underscores that while Georgia has made progress in gender equality, significant disparities remain in economic opportunities, labor participation, and political representation. Addressing these gaps requires a multifaceted policy approach that includes changing social norms, improving childcare support, enhancing workforce participation, and strengthening gender equality institutions. The economic benefits of such policies are substantial, with potential gains equivalent to 11% of GDP if women's participation is increased to match men's levels.