Publications

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

The Manual was developed to support the teaching of the specialized course on combating domestic violence at the faculties of public security policing of higher educational institutions of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine (MoI) as well as for re-training of the in-service precinct police officers. The Manual was officially approved by the Ministry. Not available in English.

The publication supplements the Manual developed to support the teaching of the specialized course on combating domestic violence at the faculties of public security policing as well as for re-training of the in-service precinct police officers. It outlines a programme of such course, provides scenarios of practical assignments and reference to relevant literature. Not available in English.

The manual covers the organizational and legal principles of implementing the corrective programme for domestic violence perpetrators, it also provides detailed recommendations on the structure and content of such a programme. The approaches and methodologies, presented in the manual, were tested by specialists, engaged in handling cases of domestic violence. The book will be instrumental for practitioners in providing effective psychological assistance to families in overcoming the crisis, as well as in helping domestic violence perpetrators to form non-violent behavior. Not available in English.

The purpose of the Manual is to assist Aarhus Centre staff and Aarhus stakeholders to effectively integrate a gender perspective into their work. The Manual suggests concrete and practical entry points for integrating a gender perspective into activities related to all three pillars of the Aarhus Convention (access to information, public participation and access to justice), as well as in support of OSCE gender equality principles. These guidelines can be used to effectively promote gender equality in the environmental sector, assisting stakeholders to realize national and international commitments on gender equality and strengthen good governance overall. The OSCE Mission to Serbia supported translation of this Manual into Serbian and its printing.

This guide was produced jointly by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and updated in 2012. It is primarily designed for training mid-level government officials, parliamentarians and representatives of social partners on how to gender-mainstream migration policy by looking at the legal protections in place for migrant workers at the national, regional and international levels; the latest policy developments related to the labour migration of women in countries of origin; admission and post-admission policies; measures to reduce irregular labour migration; and possibilities for international co-operation on labour migration.

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

A report on women's economic empowerment in Ukraine. The report looks into the current situation and key trends regarding gender aspects of the overall economic status of women and the nature of their labour relationships. It focuses inter alia on female employment, the economic potential of women in the workforce, incomes, professional development opportunities, job satisfaction, legal rights and guarantees, etc. The report provides analysis of relevant legislation and practices and concludes with recommendations on removing the obstacles and gender stereotypes which prevent women from fulfilling their potential in the economic sphere. The study was initiated in 2012 by the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine and supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine.

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

Prepared by the NGO "Proactive Society" with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan this public opinion survey aims to evaluate the prevalence of domestic violence and its patterns in Armenia, and identify public perception of the police work.