Topics for discussion CPS Consultation Meeting with CSOs on Gender and Development Tbilisi, Georgia Dec 21,

2012

General questions What are the main obstacles to gender equality in the Georgia? What are the areas in which women and men are the most unequal/ face the greatest challenges to equality? Implementation of the Gender Equality policy in Georgia - what was achieved under? Where do challenges remain? How have CSOs/NGOs been involved in the process of drafting recent government policies on gender equality? Gender Statistics From participants perspective, what challenges they encounter when using gender statistics? What are some of the main challenges in terms of gender statistics in the country?

Education and Health What are the main issues from gender perspective in the education system? What are some of the important health issues for women in Georgia?

Financial Sector and Livelihoods What is the nature of womens employment in the Azerbaijan? Are women working in the formal and informal sectors and are they selfemployed? In which sectors do women mainly work? Do women face discrimination in the labour market? How are women involved in entrepreneurship? What does womens entrepreneurship mean? What barriers do women in business face? What are the primary obstacles women faces in accessing credit? Are there other programs connected with lending and credit for women (business planning, for example)? What kinds of initiatives (programs, laws, regulations etc.) are needed to assist women business owners?

Which civil society organizations (CSO) are working/ have worked in this sector? What examples do they have of specific interventions that have been successful and what other suggestions do they have for more work in this area?

Roads and Transport How do women mainly use roads and transportation? Where are they going and for what primary reasons? What complaints and priorities do women have in terms of improving roads and transport? What mechanisms exist for women to participate in decision making and management concerning roads and transport (at the grassroots, local, regional or national level)? Which civil society organizations (CSO) are working/ have worked in this sector? What examples do they have of specific interventions that have been successful and what other suggestions do they have for more work in this area?

Water and Sanitation What complaints and priorities do women have in terms of improving access to and quality of water and sanitation systems? How are decisions made about water management and sanitation? What mechanisms exist for women to participate in decision making and management concerning water and sanitation (at the grassroots, local, regional or national level)? Which civil society organizations (CSO) are working/have worked in this sector? What examples do they have of specific interventions that have been successful and what other suggestions do they have for more work in this area?

Energy What are womens main energy uses and how does this differ in urban and rural areas? How are decisions made about energy supply, type of energy and cost? What mechanisms exist for women to participation in decision making and management concerning energy supply (at the grassroots, local, regional or national level)? Which civil society organizations (CSO) are working/ have worked in this sector? What examples do they have of specific interventions that have been successful and what other suggestions do they have for more work in this area?