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Otto Saldadze
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Otto is a Researcher at CRRC Georgia.
A protest outside parliament on 12 May 2018 against police raids on nightclubs. Photo: Tamuna Chkareuli/OC Media.
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Datablog | Conservative gender mores are changing in Georgia

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Gendered norms prevail In Georgian society, which often translates into deprecation of women for smoking, drinking alcohol, having pre-marital sex, and even living with a boyfriend. However, attitudes appear to be shifting. CRRC’s Caucasus Barometer survey asked people what they thought about several such activities. The data showed that the public are least accepting of women smoking, with 80% reporting it is never acceptable at any age. Sexual relations (63%) and cohabitating with a man befo