Career in Civil Service and Gender Equality. 2019

The research studies career paths of female and male managers from the starting points of their employment in civil service and identifies differences that cause gender inequality.

With the assistance of the Civil Service Bureau, 1010 civil servants (676 women and 334 men) participated in the online sur­vey. In-depth interviews were conducted with 26 civil servants of the first and second rank (15 women and 11 men). 13 civil servants took part in focus group discussions (7 women and 6 men). Collected qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed and interpreted based on three theoretical directions.

The study was conducted by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) with the assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UK aid from the UK Government under their wider initiative to support the ongoing Public Administration Reform in Georgia.