Journal of Applied Linguistic and Intercultural Studies (JALIS)

WOMEN’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE POLITICS OF POST-SOVIET GEORGIA

Human rights and liberty are one of the most essential values of democracy in modern society. The statement made at the international level that women possess half of the potential abilities and skills of humankind and their low involvement in the decision-making process is the loss of the entire society is well understood in the Georgian political reality and the evidence is represented by the political history of Georgia. In the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921) women had both passive and active election rights. The paper explores how women’s participation in the political processes developed after redeclaring the independence of the Georgian Statehood in 1991. What rights and circumstances do Georgian women face while being involved in the politics of Georgia? The research combines analysis of empirical data, scientific works, and official documents and bases on desk research, methods of historicism, and monitoring of the political events in Georgia. In the last years, the government and NGOs actively raised the issue regarding women’s involvement in politics in the political agenda of Georgia. As the official data show, in Georgia on all levels of government women are represented less than in accordance with the commitments made by Georgia. Full text …