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Activists rally in Tbilisi to demand women’s quotas in politics

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“More women in parliament!” (DF Watch.)

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,

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Women's representation in Georgia unchanged for over a decade

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Eka Beselia, head of the human rights committee in parliament. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The percentage of women in local government has remained unchanged for the last fourteen years, according to campaigners.

There are currently 11 percent women in city and municipal assemblies. In the previous period, there were 10 percent

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