Socio-Economic Empowerment of Conflict-Affected Women in Georgia: Challenges and Opportunities

This Polis Brief looks at the socio-economic challenges facing conflict-affected women in Georgia today. More specifically, the brief analyzes gaps in Georgia’s official strategy to deal with the socio-economic inequalities these women experience as a result of armed conflict and subsequent displacement. State and non-state actors widely agree that, while not a panacea, economic empowerment programs positively contribute to disadvantaged groups’ socio-economic well-being and their increased autonomy. The main problem with the empowerment programs proposed by the Georgian government is the absence of sex-disaggregated data on engagement with conflict-affected women, who often struggle with a lack of adequate housing and unequal access to education and the job market. The government’s efforts also lack the necessary funding, which seriously impedes their effective implementation.