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The Kato Mikeladze Award (Georgian: კატო მიქელაძის პრემია, romanized: k'at'o mikeladzis p'remia) is awarded by the Women's Fund in Georgia, recognising the work of women's rights activists in Georgia. [1] It is named after the feminist and journalist Kato Mikeladze. [2] It was established in 2013. [1]
UN Women is charged with advocating for the rights of women and girls, and focusing on a number of issues, including violence against women and violence against LGBT people. UN Women was established by a merger of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, established in 1976) and other entities and became operational in 2011. [3]
Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), formerly known as Women in Europe for a Common Future, is a non-governmental organization created in 1994 following the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The aim of the organization is to "achieve an equitable and sustainable healthy environment for all". [ 1 ]
Women in Georgia live in a society which has been changing over the centuries, where, after decades of Soviet regime, from the 1990s onwards, the culture has seen rapid social changes and new emerging values, but has also been affected by economic instability.
It was a unique official structure for drawing attention to women's concerns and leadership within the UN. UNCSW first met at Lake Success, New York, in February 1947. All 15 government representatives were women, which distinguished UNCSW from other UN movements, and UNCSW has continued to maintain a majority of women delegates.
The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly. Described as an international bill of rights for women, it was instituted on 3 September 1981 and has been ratified by 189 states. [1]
Georgia Women: Their Lives and Times. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-3900-9. Ferris, Marcie Cohen (2014). The Edible South: The Power of Food and the Making of an American Region. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-4696-1768-8. Goode-Walker, Vaughnette; Sheehy, Barry; Wallace, Cindy ...
The RINJ Foundation – civil society women's group focused on safety of women & children particularly from sexual exploitation & violence (founded 2012) TimesUp – organization all around the world (famous ambassadors: Emma Watson, Meryl Streep) UNIFEM – United Nations Development Fund for Women (established 1976) UN Women – established 2010