Mainstreaming Gender in Albanian Police Through the OSCE's SALW Project
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(OSCE) …The Albanian State Police has set a target of 50 per cent women in its recruitment policy and has launched a women recruitment campaign to increase the participation of women and girls in police forces. While this is an important step, there is still much to be achieved in practice.
Some units of the Albanian State Police that are working with the OSCE SALW project, such as the K9 unit and the Deactivation unit, are facing great challenges with gender mainstreaming and incorporating women into their ranks. The OSCE project is now helping them address those challenges…