The research identifies key obstacles that hamper women's economic empowerment in Georgia. It analyses Georgian policies and examines women empowerment programmes, undertaken from 2007 to 2017.

The research is based on the qualitative survey and in-depth interviews with representatives of the national institutions, private sector and international and local non-governmental organizations, as well as on the interviews with the specific programmes’ beneficiaries. It provides recommendations to all involved parties, including national and international institutions and organisations, and the private sector.

The research was carried out by the union "Sapari”, with support from UNDP and the Government of Sweden, under the UN Joint Programme for Gender Equality.