Forty-Ninth Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
New York, NY
February 28, 2005
OSI's Network Women's Program, in cooperation with other networks and funders, is supporting the participation of over 65 women's rights advocates and activists from Central and Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Mongolia at the 49th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. more

OSI Forum: Advocacy Efforts for Beijing +10: Countries in Post-Socialist Transition
OSI-New York
March 1, 2005
OSI's Network Women's Program cosponsored a panel discussion on Beijing +10 advocacy efforts in Central Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, and Mongolia.  more

National Action Plans and Equality for Roma Women
Nicoleta Bitu
January 18, 2005
A consultant to OSI's Roma Women’s Initiative looks at how well national action plans for the Decade of Roma Inclusion address issues of gender equality. more

Ukraine and the Recent Call for Democracy's Impact on Women's Human Rights: An Interview with Olena Suslova
January 1, 2005
An interview with the founder and coordinator of the OSI Network Women's Programs' Empowering Education program. more

OSI Partner Institution Launches Website Aimed at European Fathers
February 2005
"Modern Men in Enlarged Europe" encourages men to take a more active role in family life. more

Roma Women's Organization Featured on NPR
October 18, 2004
National Public Radio's “Weekend Edition” featured a segment on the work of ARANJ—Organization for Roma/Gypsy Women's Rights, an OSI grantee that promotes equal opportunites for Roma women. more

Roma Women's Initiative
The Network Women's Program supports efforts to build Romani women’s leadership and to increase Romani women’s access to Soros network resources and to international legislative bodies, funders, and activities related to Roma and women.  more

Violence Against Women
Through international trainings and campaign projects, the Network Women's Program supports the development of sustainable women's NGOs that respond to the multi-faceted problem of violence against women, one of the key social mechanisms for maintaining women's inequality.  more

Media Initiatives
The Network Women’s Program and participating Soros foundations or institutional partners in former Soviet countries and Mongolia support the development of documentary films on women’s human rights issues, as well as educational programs for journalists to raise gender awareness in mainstream media. more