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Of the internally displaced population in Georgia, an estimated 55 percent are women and 36 percent are children.

For the period 1995 – 2002, women’s wages were 61 percent of men’s wages.

Firms owned or managed by women are significantly less likely to make unofficial payments to government officials than those owned or managed by men.

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Country Snapshot: Fast Facts on Georgia

ADULT LITERACY

(ages 15 and above)
2000: 99% (Female); 100% (Male)
1990: 98% (Female); 100% (Male)

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Primary school enrollment ratio (gross) 1998-2002
92% (Female)
92% (Male)

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (2002)

77.5 years (Female)
69.4 years (Male)

TOTAL FERTILITY RATE (births per woman)

2.6 (1970-75)

WOMEN IN THE ADULT LABOR FORCE, 1995/2002

47%

ESTIMATED EARNED INCOME (Purchasing Power Parity US$), 2002

$1,325 (Female)
$3,283 (Male)

YEAR WOMEN RECEIVED RIGHT TO VOTE

When Georgia declared independence in 1918, it was among the first countries to grant suffrage to women. This right was confirmed in 1921 when Georgia was incorporated into the Transcaucasian Federative Soviet Socialist Republic.

TO STAND FOR ELECTION

When Georgia declared independence in 1918, it was among the first countries to grant women the right to stand for election. This right was confirmed in 1921 when Georgia was incorporated into the Transcaucasian Federative Soviet Socialist Republic.

YEAR FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT

1992

SEATS IN PARLIAMENT HELD BY WOMEN

7.2% (2004)

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