Feed Editor 18, Thu, December, 2025, 16:01 http://wicge.org en We introduce new digest from Women's Information Center that includes activities of the organization through relevant period 2013-09-10 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=2&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en In return, on 16 June 2014, we received a letter from the Ministry stating that Anna Kutateladze has been appointed as Gender Advisor of the Minister. Womens Information Center once again expressed hope that such close cooperation with the Ministry will have a continuous character, thus contributing to the development of gender institutional mechanisms at the local level. 2014-08-15 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=43&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en Womens Information Center, in cooperation with Gender Equality Council and World Vision, held a presentation of the report on gender evaluation research. Research covered the following fields: political participation and governance, gender and media, distribution of roles, healthcare, education, labour market, violence against women, human trafficking, etc. Document reflects actual situation in Georgia in terms of gender and emphasizes that domestic violence remains one of the main problems. Author of the research is Elene Rusetskaia. 2014-08-15 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=44&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en Womens Information Center prepared a report for CEDAW Committee, based on the recommendations of 13 NGOs and 2 gender networks. The Committee will review the document on 8 July 2014. 2014-08-15 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=45&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en On 58^th Session of UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York, Network of East-West Women was represented by its member, Womens Information Center. Elene Rusetskaia and Mariam Robitashvili were actively watching after the session events, participating in conferences and side events. 2014-08-15 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=46&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en In February 2014, at the meeting organized by WIC, covering preparatory period for 2014 local elections, establishment of National Task Force was decided. Task Force aims promotion of womens political engagement for local self-government elections, in cooperation with different actors. Representatives of legislative and executive governments, as well as NGOs and political parties attended the meeting. NDI took responsibility for the coordination of the Task Force. 2014-08-15 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=47&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en Womens Information Center actively cooperates with Central Election Commission (CEC). Representatives of the organization took part in various meetings scheduled by CEC. Womens Information Center was involved also in the process of elaboration of recommendations, including those on gender statistics and improvement of electoral lists. 2014-08-18 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=48&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en With the view of lobbying womens political empowerment and gender quota, Womens Information Center actively cooperates with various political parties. 2014-08-18 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=49&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en Special textbook Womens participation in local self-government elections 2014 was drawn up, which contains detailed information on gender policy, womens engagement at decision-making level, gender mainstreaming, etc. 2014-08-18 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=50&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en With the view of better introducing capacities and potential of women candidates, WIC is preparing TV and radio programmes in cooperation with several media outlets. 2014-08-18 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=51&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en WIC is conducting media monitoring. Study of air time allocated for women in pre-election period, context of their mention and gender terminology used in TV programs, includes the period from May until July. 2014-08-18 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=52&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en At the press conference in Prime Time press club, upon the initiative of Task Force, and within the framework of the project Women as agents for change and empowerment, Womens Information Center together with the organizations working on gender issues made a special announcement concerning womens low participation in local elections 2014. 2014-08-18 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=53&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en At the meeting with the Coalition for Womens Political Engagement, WIC together with British charitable organization Oxfam made a presentation of second phase of the project. Project aims enhancement of institutional mechanism and the Coalition in terms of gender equality at local self-government level. 2014-08-18 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=54&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en At the meeting with the members of the Coalition for Womens Political Engagement, WIC, together with British charitable organization Oxfam, introduced them to the results of gender evaluation research and recommendations. 2014-08-18 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=55&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en in June 2014, in the working meeting organized by WIC, Task Force made a special address to the Parliament, calling upon legislative body to support initiative for introducing gender quota, and thus to ratify the Istanbul Convention. 2014-08-18 00:00:00 http://wicge.org/home.php?id=56&cat=0&sub=4&mode=11&lang=en Women`s Information Center (WIC) Women`s Information Center (WIC)