it's about women's rights in Georgia

1. Women’s rights and their fights for the independence of Georgia
There was a time when women didn’t have any rights. Unlike men they da no rights to work, education
or to participate in election, especially they got less salary than men, but there was crucial issue that
without gender equality we can’t develop and we won’t be the democratic country because there is
no democracy without gender equality. For these women started a big battle. Moreover, achieving
gender equality and fighting against discrimination of women. Georgian women made some positive
attempts to develop, improve and implement gender equality strategies.
There are many facts that women had the biggest role in the history of Georgia. We had developments
of historical processes during ancient times and middle ages. Firstly, the most interesting issue is that
the declaration of Christianity as a state religion in Georgia us mostly related to a woman by Saint Nino.
We had women as leaders, kings when gender equality wasn’t known. History of Georgia is related to
King Tamar also with powerful two ladies Kvarai Jakeli and Kvashak Tsokali. Tamar had a daughter
named Rusudan, who also reigned for a while. We had a Queen whose name was Ketevani and we can
say that she was a political figure. Finally, we had Maia Tskneteli from XVIII century who spoke about
gender equalities. Throughout women had strong power when Georgian national identity was forged
in the 19th
century while being a colony of Russian Empire. The first feminist movements started in
Georgia. Georgian national narrative included gender equality and this is very well illustrated by the
presence of women in Georgia political life during a brief period of independence.
On April 9, 21 young people were killed. Most of them were women who defended their homeland and
fought for independence like Maro makashvili. Maro Makashvili was born 25 August. She was a young
Georgian woman who was killed during the 1921 Red army invasion of Georgia. She was awarded with
the Georgian order of National Hero.
Georgia was one of the first countries giving women the rights to vote. In 1818 when the elections
were held in the legislative body of Georgia were 5 women delegates out of a total number of 13. The
independence document of the first Republic is signed by women. They were: Elisabeth Nakashidze –
Bolkovadze, Minadora orjonikidze, Kristine sharashidze, Anna sologhashvili and Eleonora
Makhviladze.
Eleonora Makhviladze was pretty active even during the times of Russian empire .
Ana sologhashvili who was also actively involved in anti-Soviet movements was even executed in 1937.
Minadora Orjonikidze was also working in the Red cross and carried on fighting against Russian
occupation after 1921.
Ekaterine Gabashvili who was actively promoting the idea of women’s rights and encouraged women
to be educated and successful, establish schools for them.
In 1878 a person named Kato Mikeladze was born. She studied in St. Nino school. She was a Georgian
journalist and feminist who fought for women’s rights from 1916.

2. Secondly when there was war between Georgia and Russian in Abkhazia women came to Abkhazia to
show solidary and sympathy for the fighting Georgia So history of country consists of a lot of examples
when women played a dogmatical role in particular developments, especially when women decided
to establish their own school for women education.
Georgian women still face violence in their private. Women’s participation is stipulated by intraparty
process, stereotypes and anxieties, because society punishes women more than men for such things
and the most women share beliefs and stereotypes on other women.
Women’s rights is number one and this mean humans rights. It serves the goal of protection of
women’s rights that women and men are treat equally and enjoy the same privileges and
opportunities. I would say as one of Georgian said: “Having an active database of members especially
female members is very important for local self-government elections when parties nominate more
candidates and gender balance needs to be ensured”