2017-03-14
The 61st Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women launched today in New York, with "women's economic empowerment in the changing world of work" as its main topic.
Sopo Japaridze, the Prime Minister's Human Rights and Gender Equality Adviser, delivered a speech at the round table discussions facilitated during the session. The meeting discussed the topic of "full and productive employment and decent work for all: how can Sustainable Development Goal 8 be realized for women by 2030?"
Sopo Japaridze spoke of the important changes in the world of work, including technological, which may create new sources of employment and replace some of the existing workplaces. She also described employment challenges facing women and the goals of sustainable development to provide women with decent work and ensure a better system of social security.
The Prime Minister's Adviser emphasized the quality and accessibility of preschool education, which is often a significant precondition of women's full and productive employment.
At the conclusion, Sopo Japaridze delivered an overview of Georgia's steps in the crackdown on violence against women and domestic violence, and stressed a need to increase women's engagement in decision-making.
The Georgian delegation is led by Mariam Jashi (the Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for Education, Science and Culture). The delegation also consists of Deputy Public Defender Ekaterine Skhiladze and representatives of local NGOs.