A gender-responsive security sector
ODIHR helps make law enforcement, armed forces and border agencies more effective by promoting gender equality and ensuring women’s voices shape security policy.
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A security sector that reflects the people it serves is more trusted and more effective. When police, armed forces and border guards pay equal attention to the needs and rights of women and men, they are more professional and protect communities more fairly.
ODIHR provides training, reviews of laws and policies and practical tools. The Gender and Security Toolkit offers governments and institutions clear, hands-on guidance on how to integrate gender perspectives into policing, defence, border management, justice and oversight.
By putting gender equality at the centre of security work, ODIHR helps states build institutions that are inclusive, accountable and responsive.
What else do we do?
Our related focus areas
Gender equality in politics
Gender equality in politics
Increasing women’s participation in public and political life
Democratic governance
Democratic governance
Towards representative and accountable governments and parliaments
Rule of law
Rule of law
Supporting justice systems to guarantee respect for fundamental rights
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