Tbilisi, DFWatch – In Georgia, a woman make less than ⅔ of a man’s salary due to segregation in labor market and prevailing traditional gender roles.
Gender pay gap
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Traditional gender roles cause inequality in labor market
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Meskhetians are denied residency permit in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Meskhetians who are being repatriated to Georgia are facing obstacles when trying to obtain a residency permit. Now human rights groups are defending their cases in the courts.
Iunis Arifov has been living in Akhaltsikhe for the last eight years.
Saakashvili's party again demands answers from government
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement party warns of an economic crisis in Georgia and demands measures from the government.
The government claims the situation is under control and the ruling coalition sees no need for scheduling the special session.
Activists rally in Tbilisi to demand women’s quotas in politics
TBILISI, DFWatch–Women comprise 53 percent of the Georgian population but are heavily underrepresented in politics, say activists from Georgian Women’s Movement (GWM), a non-governmental organization working to promote women’s rights.
On March 8,
World famous game designer gets inspired by Georgian myths
TBILISI, DFWatch–“Amirani is the legendary first Zombie, some worship him. Legend has it that he is the original Prometheus and still chained to the Caucasus Mountains, he brought fire to humans and half life to us.
Three Angels made him
Head of Georgia's National Bank may be impeached for 'inaction'
TBILISI, DFWatch–The president of Georgia’s National Bank may be impeached after former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili on Thursday accused him of inaction in the face of a sudden thirty percent drop in the lari.
The National Bank is an independent body whose
Georgian lari stabilizes at record low level
TBILISI, DFWatch–The lari, Georgia’s embattled national currency, showed signs of recovery on Thursday after both the National Bank and the government announced that they are taking measures to stop it from further depreciation.
In recent days, the national
Islam expert doesn't see any rise in islamophobia in Georgia
It is harder to be a Muslim anywhere, when international media headlines are dominated by terrorist groups, such as ISIS or Boko Haram. In Georgia, one out of ten citizens is a Muslim. What do we know about Islam in Georgia? Is Islamophobia on the rise here as well?
Freezing the Kremlin's policy
How Europe should respond to Putin at the Riga Summit
Against the backdrop of a rain of bullets, and the rumble of tanks and cannons, Europe is preparing for the Riga Summit in May. Expectations are already low, but one likely positive decision is visa liberalization
Georgian kickboxer accused of robbery in Russia
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian athlete and four time world champion in kickboxing was detained in Moscow last month, accused of robbery.
Russian media outlets report that Irakli Gvinjilia is accused of stealing 70,000 Russian rubles, or about USD 1,000, from someone