The Study of Women’s Needs and Priorities in High Mountainous Regions of Georgia
The Study of Women’s Needs and Priorities in High Mountainous Regions of Georgia

Author(s): Lela Gaprindashvili, Nani Bendeliani, Mariam Amashukeli
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: CSS - Center for Social Sciences
Summary/Abstract: The presented research is aimed at studying social and economic needs of population residing in high mountainous regions of Georgia. Quantitative, as well as qualitative research methods were applied for collecting data. 400 people (259 women and 141 men) were interviewed within the quantitative research in the high mountainous regions of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti, Mtskheta-Mtianeti and Adjara. The number of survey participants represent the sample population of the whole population of Georgia’s mountainous regions. Taking into consideration the specificity of women’s social needs and problems, in the frames of qualitative research, 40 in-depth interviews were conducted with women of different age, marital and employment status, living in the same regions.

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