Šarlota Pufflerová
executive director, project manager, consultant, psychologist
Šarlota Pufflerová (PhDr. – Comenius University in Bratislava, PhD – Slovak Academy of Sciences) is a graduate of psychology. In 1981, she started working in the field of basic research at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Between 1992 and 2004, she completed various trainings and fellowships on the development of managerial skills, on the rights of minorities, on interactive and participatory methods in human rights education, on equality and the human rights of women in public policies, on human rights education in schools and prisons, and on the functioning of public institutions and the public administration (e. g. at the British Institute of Management, at the Institute for Environmental and Minority Rights at the University of Lapland, Finland, at Minority Rights Group International, UK, the Eisenhower Fellowship Multinational Program, or the International Visitors’ Program). Since 1995, she has been the executive director of Citizen, Democracy and Accountability (CDA), a civic association based in Slovakia. In CDA, she is responsible for management, fundraising, public relations, and communication with public authorities. She also leads several project teams, conceptually prepares and leads seminars, workshops and trainings for various target groups (e. g. public administration, courts, labor inspectorates, employers).
Establishing cooperation with business stakeholders on promoting gender equality by improving the implementation of the principle non-discrimination
From October 2013 till December 2014, we implemented the project Establishing cooperation with business stakeholders on promoting gender equality by improving the implementation of the principle non-discrimination. The project responds to the need to make employers understand the assets of promoting non-discrimination and gender equality. This happened through two workshops for people from business sector focused on introducing the benefits of anti-discrimination policies and their implementation into practice.
The participants also gained knowledge on legal aspects of the right to equality, as well as on some interdisciplinary and structural aspects of discrimination. As a complementary activity, facilitated discussion with different stakeholders including decision-makers from the public sector also took place, with the aim to reveal the systemic barriers for implementing anti-discrimination policies into practice. Networking among employers – both companies and public institutions – who are open to promote non-discrimination of women continued throughout the whole project. Continue reading
Supporting implementation of Slovakia’s obligations in the area of women’s human rights to promote system changes
Between October 2013 – April 2015, we implemented the project Supporting implementation of Slovakia’s obligations in the area of women’s human rights to promote system changes in the elimination and prevention of discrimination against women, including gender based violence, by public institutions. The project was supported by the NGO Fund within the programme Democracy and Human Rights of the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014. Continue reading
Advocating for elimination of serious violations of women´s human rights and discrimination of women (employment and reproductive rights)
From July 2013 till November 2014, we implemented the project Advocating for elimination of serious violations of women´s human rights and discrimination of women in the fields of employment and reproductive rights in Slovakia. The project was supported by Open Society Foundation (New York), within its program Human Rights Initiative 2013.
The project sought to contribute to eliminating serious violations of women´s human rights in two fields – employment and reproductive rights. In the field of employment, the project focused on discrimination of women, such as discriminatory dismissals and discrimination of pregnant women. Special attention was paid to discrimination carried out by public bodies as employers and to systemic and procedural problems with implementation of the principle of equality. In the field of reproductive rights, the main focus concentrated on the lack of access of women to high quality contraceptives that are acceptable to them, and disrespectful, non-dignified and abusive treatment of women while they are giving birth. Continue reading
CALCULATED INJUSTICE: The Slovak Republic´s Failure to Ensure Access to Contraceptives
Authors:
Christina Zampas, Roseanne Kross, Adriana Lamačková, Janka Debrecéniová
Published by: Center for Reproductive Rights (New York), Možnosť voľby, Citizen, Democracy and Accountability, Bratislava, March 2011
This analytical report describes and analyses legal, political and social factors that create barriers to access by women and adolescent girls to modern contraceptives. The report is based on in-depth interviews with 29 women of reproductive age with various social and economic backgrounds from Prešov and Košice districts, and with 39 experts in this field, including representatives of non-governmental organisations working with women. The report builds on an analysis of national and international law and policies, as well as on published materials concerning contraceptives. Continue reading
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