„Growing fundamentalism causes absence of women’s rights implementation.“
Slavica Stojanovic, Serbia„Increasing radical and discriminatory tendencies in political discourse and growing religious fundamentalism jeopardise achievements and progress in the area of women’s rights and justice.“
Virginija Aleksejune, Lithuania
„One of three women suffers from violence.
There is - only one woman in Cabinet in Mongolia.“
„Majority of unemployed people are women, it leads to their abuse at labor market and in family.“
Marina Tabukashvili, Georgia„Patriarchal system causes prevalence of violence against women, including bride kidnapping and trafficking.“
Nurgul Asylbekova, Kyrgyzstan„Girls are obstructed to gain basic education and they early marriages make them vulnerable and subject of violence.“
Ulviyya Mammadova, Azerbaijan„Prevalent lack of sources, political willingness and experience causes growing violence and discrimination of women.“
Marija Savovska, Macedonia„Growing discrimination of women at labor market means lower wages, segregated jobs and abuse of women.“
Daniela Terzi-Barbarosie, Moldova„Unequal access to resources and services for women leads to unbalanced position at labor market and family.“
Eglantina Gjermeni, Albania„There is prevalent disbalance in perception of roles of men and women in Estonia.“
Selve Ringmaa„There are women main target of abuse, including violence at home in Armenia.“
Armenuhi Tadevosyan„Despite existing legislation against discrimination, its implementation is vague and means discrimination in practice.“
Luljeta Vuniqi, Kosova„There is existing economic and social injustice towards women and ineffectiveness of national machinery of gender equality in Ukraina.“
Natalia Kravchenko„Strengthening of traditional stereotypes in a society and absence of the operating national mechanism of equal opportunities conducts expansion of discrimination of women and infringement of women’s human rights in all spheres.“
Natalia Berdnikova, Russia„There is still lack of national strategic documents on improvement of gender equality as well as legal and institutional instruments to mainstream gender in policies and programmes at all levels in Bulgaria.“
Tania Kmetova„Lack of women in decision making bodies at all levels: women are under/represented in public and political life.
Trafficking in women and force prostitution.“
„There is growing violence against women in Tajikistan.“
Nargis Valamat-Zade„Gender equality de juro is overlaid by the dominance of tradition de facto leading to perception of women by the society as a second class being, consequently it results in her inferior position, discrimination, inability and impossibility of self-expression and association.“
Uzbekistan„The gender equality legislation remain on the paper.“
Cristina Vaileanu, Romania„There is missing law on gender equality and again violence against women in Kazakhstan and it obstract women from using effectively international mechanisms on women’s rights protection.“
Yevgeniya Kozyreva„The separate regulation of sexual harassment and the review of provisions concerning shifting the burden of proof are necessary in order to fully meet the requirements of the acquis communautaire.“
Zsuzsa Lestal, Hungary„Political representation openly refuses concept of equal opportunuties for women + men and indirectly supports discrimination of women at labor market (25% pay gap) and politics ( 15% of women in Parliament, 13% of women in Senat).“
Monika Ladmanova, Czech Republic