The Gender Equality Council approved the Action Plan for 2021 providing the reservations and remarks. The Plan provides six directions

Poland and Hungary opposes mentioning "gender equality" directly in the draft prepared for discussion by the EU leaders, who are meeting in the Portuguese city of Porto on Friday and Saturday

Georgia has experienced significant economic growth and poverty reduction in recent years, but the benefits have not been evenly distributed between men and women, according to the 2020 Georgia Gender Assessment, released today by the World Bank

The report on measures implemented by Government of Georgia against COVID-19 says nothing about consultations with gender experts, women entrepreneurs, etc. throughout the drafting of the aforementioned anti-crisis policy document, which in turn is problematic and raises legitimate questions about the gender sensitivity of the action plan itself.

The draft law would provide for the legal termination of pregnancy up until the 14th week

Leaders call for action as latest data shows European women face an average 14% pay gap as compared to male workers

Widespread outrage among women and others greeted the abortion ruling which bans terminations due to foetal defects

Pandemic risks slowing women’s progress still further as unpaid caring duties grow and paid work shrinks

Abortion in Poland will be banned in the case of foetal abnormalities and will be legal only in the case of rape, incest or a threat to the woman's health