ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОЕ ПРЕДСТАВИТЕЛЬСТВО ЖЕНЩИН В ПОСТСОВЕТСКОЙ ГРУЗИИ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ ПАРЛАМЕНТСКИХ ВЫБОРОВ 1990, 1992 и 1995 ГГ.)

Abstract

Women’s political participation is an internationally agreed women’s human right. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) stipulates equality between women and men in terms of access to, and opportunities in, political and public life, including the right to vote and stand for election. Gender equality is an integral part of the democratic values. Men and women have equal rights to participate in all spheres of private and public life. Women's political participation in representative bodies of the country while increase their active participation in democratic process and will contribute to the successful implementation of the political and social processes. Low representation of women in parliament affects its representativeness and undermines the quality, inclusiveness, and effectiveness of the democratic debate and policy development.

In 90s in the wake of the Soviet collapse, when the country's national liberation movement has spread, women were active participants in this process. Restoration of the independence of the country  was going under economic and political challenges. Naturally women’s participation and their representation in the legislative body didn’t become the political agenda for the government and no steps were taken in that direction.          

It’s highly interesting to analyze how female candidates nominated by political organizations were represented in the legislative body after the parliamentary election in the 1990-1995 period and how much attention was paid to the issue of women as the beneficiaries in the policy platforms of the political parties.