Georgia: gender issues

Interpressnews published information based on official statistics that there are 2,327,500 female citizens in Georgia of whom 548 000 are pensioners; 278 000 work; around 500 000 are self employed and 141 900 are unemployed. Georgia has 40 495 female students and 29 000 families with several children receive social allowances. In 2010 there were 166 reported cases of sexual abuse against women.