1. Impact of Transformation of Economic Policy on Gender Equality Mikheil Djibouti Georgia, Tbilisi, 1 April 2008

2.  Importance of gender issues increased  Revealed unsolved problems  Institutional and economical dimensions of gender issues  Gender standards in constitution of Georgia  Transformation of ender standards in legislative norms and acts  Gender expertise  Amendment on legislative acts

3. Harmonization of legislation acts Introduction of of gender expertise standards in the parliament of Georgia Law on gender equality and harmonization Not only equal rights, but equal possibilities of realization of rights. Labor Code

4. 1.Our Practice: Market Policy introduction without considering of gender equality and human being 2.New Task: Gender sensitive social policy 3.Economic growth if social policy is neglected cannot provide poverty reduction. 4.Social factor as result and precondition of economic growth

5. Gender strategy in respect of family, state, civil society, business. Gender budget – To what expand is the strategy of Georgian government? Gender – not only as result of state expenditures but as resource of economic growth. Women's labor forces as economic potential Gender – as investment in economy Gender- demographic dimension Gender- emigration issues

6. Urgent need: Researches Statistical information Methodology Monitoring Transparency of state and municipality budgets Women's economic independence