Publications

The study provides an analytical overview of women’s participation in 2012 parliamentary elections in Armenia. It was prepared by the Gender Studies Centre of the Association of Women with University Education, with support from the OSCE Office in Yerevan and with the financial contribution from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tbilisi.

On 6-7 September 2012, the OSCE Gender Section hosted an expert roundtable focusing on the significant barriers faced by women from migrant, minority and Roma and Sinti communities in relation to social, economic and political integration. The report consolidates the recommendations from the roundtable and identifies potential actions and next steps for participating States, civil society and OSCE structures towards strengthening women from migrant, minority and Roma and Sinti communities to act as agents of change, as well as includes a a summary of the roundtable sessions, recommendations and examples of best practices highlighted by the participants.

A factsheet about ODIHR’s work in supporting legal reform in participating States by reviewing, upon request, individual pieces of draft and existing legislation to ensure clarity and coherence, as well as compliance with OSCE commitments and international human rights standards.

The 14th issue of the e-newsletter issued by the Gender Section of the OSCE on a quarterly basis.

This guidance note is for mediators and professionals engaged in formal third-party mediations across the OSCE region and beyond. It note aims at raising awareness of how gender-responsive mediation can potentially lead to more sustainable agreements and proposes concrete measures for gender-aware interventions.

As a first of its kind in the OSCE region, this study is concerned with the presence and operation of dedicated women’s parliamentary bodies (alternatively referred to as parliamentary structures for women members of parliament (MPs) that promote gender equality and women’s representation.

This Practice Note provides a short introduction to the women, peace and security resolutions, and how they can be implemented in SSR.

A factsheet explaining the work of the OSCE/ODIHR in assisting OSCE participating States in advancing equality between men and women in all spheres of life and at all levels.