ASTRA Newsletter: Every female MP in Slovakia has experienced at least two forms of violence
The ASTRA Network Bulletin, of which we are a part, provides an overview of the current situation, achievements, and challenges in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Central and Eastern [...]
Comparative report: Findings on gender-based violence experienced by women parliamentarians
This report is part of the international project 3R: Recognize, Resist, Rise Up: Tackling Gender-Based Violence against Women in Politics, which is being implemented by a consortium of five European organizations: Women for Election Ireland [...]
Women Members of Parliament in Slovakia and Gender-Based Violence: A Democracy with a Male Face?
This report is part of the international project 3R: Recognize, Resist, Rise Up: Tackling Gender-Based Violence against Women in Politics, implemented by a consortium of five European organizations: Women for Election Ireland (IE), EAF Berlin [...]
We are committed to ensuring that all women have real choices and can live their lives in freedom, dignity and security. Help us make reproductive justice, human rights and equality not just platitudes, but realities.
Our Mission
We believe that political processes can be changed. Therefore, we draw attention to the discriminatory consequences of political decisions and propose changes. We comment on laws and strategic documents, negotiate with politicians, organize mass comments and public protests, monitor the situation, and inform the public and international organizations about it.
We are an organization with the most experience in implementing gender education for adults in Slovakia, as well as the broadest portfolio of educational programs. Since 2005, we have provided dozens of comprehensive training courses, workshops, and summer schools on human rights focused on building gender capacity.
For over 20 years, we have been striving to improve gender equality in Slovakia through our campaigns: The campaign “Let’s be a caring country, it’s about women’s health and lives” focused on improving access to abortion in Slovakia. The campaign “Let’s put an end to violence against women” drew attention to the need to ratify the Istanbul Convention.
