LEADER 02865cam a22003615i 4500001 99131234719306421 005 20210512192010.0 006 m d 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 020129s2021 dcu o i00 0 eng^^ 024 7 10.1596/35366 |2doi 035 (CKB)4920000001210269 035 (The World Bank)35366 035 (US-djbf)35366 035 (EXLCZ)994920000001210269 040 DJBF |beng |cDJBF |erda 110 2 World Bank Group. 245 10 Country Gender Assessment : |bGeorgia. 246 Country Gender Assessment 264 1 Washington, D.C. : |bThe World Bank, |c2021. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 347 data file |2rda 490 1 Country Gender Assessment. 520 3 This Country Gender Assessment (CGA) provides empirical evidence and analyses equality between the women and men of Georgia. Methodologically, the report adopts the Gender Assessment framework proposed by the World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development (WDR 2012) to analyze recent progress and pending challenges in gender equity, across three key dimensions: (a) endowments, (b) economic opportunities, and (c) agency and Voice. Based on this framework, extensive research was conducted to identify available data sources and empirical evidence, on indicators such as poverty, health, education, perceptions, and wellbeing, among others affecting gender equity in Georgia. In addition to its intrinsic value, promoting gender equality is a central priority to reduce poverty, boost shared prosperity, and advance the aspirations of the middle class. Georgia's development challenges entail adjusting and refining the country's growth paradigm, and translating economic growth to more rapid, sustainable poverty reductions (World Bank 2018a). However, sustained growth, poverty reduction, and shared prosperity require that economic gains improve welfare among all communities, households, and individuals (World Bank 2019). Promoting women's economic opportunities, access to endowments, and voice and agency is fundamental in tackling some of Georgia's main policy challenges, including raising labor productivity, integrating with the global economy, and invigorating stagnant rural areas (World Bank 2018a). Moreover, the socioeconomic impacts derived from the COVID-19 pandemic present countries with an inflexion point, to either enhance gender equality and benefit from its long-term benefits, or to risk losing fundamental progress in gender issues, and forego development opportunities in the future. 650 4 Access To Education 650 4 Access To Health Services 650 4 Coronavirus 650 4 COVID-19 650 4 Gender 650 4 Poverty 650 4 Violence Against Women 830 0 Country Gender Assessment. 830 0 World Bank e-Library. 906 BOOK