Publications
Support and Encouragement for Women in Politics- Tool 5
Publishing date: 27 November 2022
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Tool 5- for Women in Politics- is a guide for women affected directly or indirectly by such violence about how to seek protection, remedy and support.
The Role of Civil Society and Women's Movements- Tool 4
Publishing date: 27 November 2022
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Tool 4- for Civil Society- explores the role that civil society and women’s movements can play in combating violence against women in politics.
Addressing Violence against Women in Political Parties- Tool 3
Publishing date: 27 November 2022
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Tool 3- for Political Parties- assists political parties in taking internal steps to tackle violence against women within their structures.
Addressing Violence against Women in Parliaments- Tool 2
Publishing date: 27 November 2022
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Tool 2- for Parliaments provides data and examples of promising practices to guide parliaments towards measures which address violence against women in parliaments and beyond.
Survey on attitudes and perceptions of psychological violence against women and girls in family and intimate partner relationships
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This public opinion survey on perception of psychological violence in Montenegro was commissioned by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro for the NGO Women’s Safe House and conducted by the DeFacto Agency from May to July 2022 on a representative sample of 1,008 respondents over the age of 18. Although this is not a traditional victimological research in terms of its scope, it has provided us with very important and interesting findings, not only about how psychological violence is perceived by Montenegrin citizens, but also about its prevalence, and it can therefore complement the official statistics that does not disaggregate data per type of violence.
Gender and diversity in the judiciary, North Macedonia
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Gender equality, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication is a baseline study addressing gender and diversity considerations in the justice system by bringing international perspective on national understanding of the role of the women in judiciary and providing relevant data and analysis from a gender and diversity perspective (ethnicity, language, disability, age, social status, religion or belief). The study reflects on the current situation in North Macedonia and offers recommendations that would serve as a solid basis for future fact-based and sustainable interventions for building a more inclusive justice system in line with the good practice solutions highlighted by the OSCE/ODIHR.
Toolkit: Preventing and responding to gender-based violence during the war and in post-war settings
Publishing date: 10 November 2022
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
WAVE (Women Against Violence Europe) launched this project in collaboration with OSCE to improve the support to survivors of violence and civil society organizations (CSOs) in conflict and post-conflict areas. Based on the expertise of women’s organizations, this toolkit not only presents the harm and challenges posed by conflicts but also documents promising first-hand practices with concrete examples from four WAVE members, including their initiatives and recommendations as women’s organizations who experience and have experienced war.
Gender and corruption- research for the Republic of North Macedonia
Publishing date: 7 November 2022
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication includes findings of the first national perception survey with women in North Macedonia and responses from the two focus groups discussions with victims of sexual extortion conducted in 2021. Some of the questions answered by the respondents include whether women recognized sextortion by public sector employees in exchange for provision of a public service as a form of corruption, if the officials in a position of power tended to request sexual services instead of money/bribes in order to provide the public service obliged to provide in accordance with the Laws, if sextortion was present in the private sector as well, as well as if respondents would report their own or someone else’s experience with this form of corruption. Findings of the report are intended to support the debate and eventually lead to criminalization of sexual extortion as an act of corruption in North Macedonia.
Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Mongolia. Mapping of Women’s Resource Centres and other Integrated Service Providers for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
Publishing date: 3 November 2022
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Gender Issues Programme of the OSCE Office of the Secretary General conducted a comprehensive mapping of Women’s resource centres and other integrated service providers for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Mongolia as part of the WIN Project. The mapping aimed to collect extensive information on existing services and mechanisms for direct assistance to and protection of survivors of GBV, to assess the main gaps and the need for capacity-building and knowledge-sharing in counteracting GBV, and to identify promising approaches and good practices across the OSCE region.
Women for Women in Public Administration, Mentoring Handbook
Publishing date: 7 October 2022
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The mentoring handbook aims to support the professional and personal development of women employed in the public sector by creating a concept of mutual support, sharing knowledge and experiences, as well as strengthening solidarity and networking among women. It covers the required key techniques and tools to effectively guide the mentoring process between women employed in public administration. The publication was developed in co-operation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy under the mentoring program “Women for Women in Public Administration”.