Men, Women, and Gender Relations in Georgia: Public Perceptions and Attitudes. 2024

Conducted by the Institute of Social Studies and Analysis, this research follows the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) model offering a comprehensive framework for analysing men’s and women’s attitudes and behaviours on a wide range of gender equality issues.

The third edition of this study provides a 12-year perspective, comparing 2024 findings with 2013 and 2019 data.

The 2024 study surveyed 2,408 respondents and held focus group discussions across five regions of Georgia.

Key Findings

Domestic Roles:

The study confirms that household chores in Georgia remain largely divided by gender. Women continue to shoulder the primary responsibility for tasks like childcare, cooking, and cleaning. Six out of ten women report that childcare is primarily their duty, a view shared by half of male respondents. However, around 40% of both women and men say that childcare responsibilities are equally shared between partners. 

Despite these divisions, 77% of women and 85% of men express satisfaction with how household duties are distributed, a slight increase since 2019 when 73% of women and 78% of men shared this view. 

Additionally, 47% of women and 69% of men believe that men should have ultimate decision-making authority in the household and that a wife should not challenge this role. This marks a significant shift in women’s attitudes, rising from 34% in 2019. Meanwhile, men’s views have remained largely unchanged, with 68% expressing the same belief in 2019.

Inheritance Rights:

Compared to 2019, more women and fewer men support equal inheritance rights. Notably, approval for women and men having an equal right to inherit the family home has decreased among male respondents, from 60.6% in 2019 to 51.5% in 2024.

Business & Leadership:

While half of the population believes that women and men can be equally successful business leaders, a significant gender gap remains, with 20% more women than men supporting this view. Women’s confidence in their leadership abilities has grown, with 62% affirming that women can successfully manage businesses, up from 56% in 2019. In contrast, men’s confidence in female leadership has declined, dropping from 54% in 2019 to 44% in 2024. Moreover, a growing number of men now believe that men are inherently better ‘suited’ for business leadership.

Despite these perceptions, 60% of women and 50% of men agree that men and women face equal career advancement challenges—while still maintaining that women’s responsibilities should prioritise traditional domestic roles, even when employed.

Political Participation:

The 2024 study reveals a growing shift in attitudes toward women in political leadership, with increasing support for electoral gender quotas. This trend is particularly noticeable among men, whose support has risen from 44.4% in 2019 to 54.1% in 2024—an increase of nearly 10 percentage points.

Sixty-two percent of respondents—71.6% of women and 51.8% of men—believe that greater female participation in politics would benefit the country. While women’s views have remained unchanged since 2019, men’s support has risen by nearly seven percentage points. In 2013, only 50% of respondents—56% of women and 43% of men—held this belief, highlighting a gradual shift in public attitudes over the past decade.

Generational Divide:

Attitudes towards gender roles vary across generations. Among young adults (18-29), only 28.6% of women and 49% of men agree that a woman's primary duty is to care for her family rather than pursue professional development. This belief is more prevalent in the 30-54 age group, rising to 47.7% among women and 65.2% among men. The highest levels of agreement are found among those aged 55 and older, with 67.2% of women and 76.7% of men supporting this view.