Another meeting was held with representatives of the administration and self-government of the Samtskhe-Javakheti and Kvemo Kartli regions to review the findings of research conducted by Geostat on gender statistics.
Tamar Frangishvili, the lead consultant for the “Women’s Increased Leadership for Democracy in Georgia” project of the National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia, participated in this external meeting. The meeting was organized by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) and financially supported by the United Nations Women’s Organization (UN Women).
During the seminar, Tamar Frangishvili delivered a presentation titled “Gender Statistics and its Importance for Municipalities: A Minimum List of Indicators” and introduced a report prepared by UN Women in collaboration with NALAG and Geostat to the audience.
During the two-day workshop, the participants were informed of the research results conducted by Geostat, as well as their awareness on gender statistics was raised. This included a methodological overview and the main findings of the time use survey and the national survey on violence against women. Additionally, the workshop presented portal for regional and municipal statistics, the main directions for the development of Georgia’s statistical system, Geostat’s products and services, and future plans. Methodological features of statistical indicator calculation and issues related to their use were also discussed. The participants addressed the needs for various gender statistical indicators and data in the planning and decision-making process.
A discussion was also held during the meeting, where participants addressed the needs related to statistical data at the municipal level and explored the possibilities of incorporating these needs into Geostat’s future plans.
The meeting was held on October 19-20 in Borjomi, with representatives from the regional administrations and municipalities of the Samtskhe-Javakheti and Kvemo Kartli regions also participating.