Secretariat - Gender Section

Full and equal exercise by women of their human rights is essential to achieving a more peaceful, secure and democratic OSCE area. The Gender Section assists, promotes and monitors the implementation of the OSCE's commitments on gender equality.
The OSCE facilitates exchanges between women from Afghanistan and OSCE participating States. Women entrepreneurs from Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan took part in a training course in Istanbul in September 2012.

Women in Afghanistan could lose rights gained over past decade, say participants of OSCE event in Vienna

On 13 March 2013, the OSCE Gender Section held a discussion in Vienna on women’s empowerment and security in Afghanistan. Miroslava Beham, the OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, underlined the importance of involving women at all stages of peace processes and the protection of women’s rights...
The OSCE's Gender Section, in co-ordination with several field operations, launched a training programme to establish mentoring networks for women on 26 February 2013.

OSCE launches project to promote mentor networks for women’s empowerment

An OSCE project to establish “mentor networks” to help women help each other to participate in political, economic and social life and achieve equality started with a training course in Belgrade on 26 and 27 February 2013...

OSCE MenEngage Network launched in Vienna

The first meeting of the OSCE MenEngage Network took place in Vienna on 28 January 2013. The Network was set up by the OSCE Gender Section to bring together men in senior positions in the OSCE who will engage in promoting gender equality...
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier (r) presents US Ambassador Ian Kelly a white ribbon in recognition of his gender equality efforts. This was part of a campaign launched by the OSCE to engage men in fighting violence against women. Vienna, 29 November 2012.

OSCE launches network to engage men in fight against gender violence

The OSCE MenEngage network was launched on 29 November 2012 in Vienna as part of a larger advocacy effort during the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence...
The view from the historic Santa Justa Lift looking towards Pedro IV Square in Lisbon, Portugal, 2 March 2006.

OSCE Gender Adviser, in Portugal, stresses need to uphold women's rights in economic crisis

LISBON, 28 November 2012 - The OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Miroslava Beham, concluding today a two-day visit to Portugal, stressed that special attention must be paid to women’s rights in times of austerity...

Including women in conflict mediation, focus of OSCE expert discussion

VIENNA, 22 October 2012 - Exploring ways to include women in formal and informal peace processes was the theme of a roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE in Vienna on today...
Gerhard Steger, Director General for Budget and Public Finances in the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance, explains how Austria had instated gender budgeting in its recent federal budget reform, Vienna, 12 October 2012.

Gender budgeting targets all policy areas, says budget expert in OSCE discussion

On 12 October 2012, the OSCE Gender Section held a discussion in Vienna on gender responsive budgeting and its role in ensuring equality between women and men within the Organization and participating States...
Daniel de Torres of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces at a discussion on gender-sensitive policing organized by the OSCE Gender Section, Vienna, 21 September 2012.

Gender-sensitive policing can help provide more security to all, say participants of OSCE discussion

The OSCE Gender Section held on 21 September 2012 in Vienna a discussion on gender-sensitive policing, its benefits and the challenges it faces, as well as the possibilities for gender mainstreaming within police forces in the OSCE region. The discussion was held on the margins of the OSCE’ Annual Police Expert Meeting which gathers police and security experts from the 56 OSCE participating States...
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