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OSCE supports study visit to Paris for Tajik women politicians

5 July 2018
  • (L-r) Yasmine Gouédard, Ambassador of France to Tajikistan; Elisabeth Guigou, President of the Foundation Anna Lindh; Florence Mangin, Director for Continental Europe, Senior Officer for equal rights between women and men at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Tajik women representatives during a working lunch, Paris, 12 June 2018. (OSCE/Sitora Sanginova)
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  • Khairiniso Yusufi (c), Vice Speaker of the Tajik Parliament, and Vesna Ivanovikj-Castarede (r), Gender and Anti-Trafficking Officer at the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, presenting Tajik handicrafts to Florence Mangin, Director for Continental Europe, Senior Officer for equal rights between women and men at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Paris, 12 June 2018. (OSCE/Sitora Sanginova)
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  • Meeting with Fanny Benedetti (l), Executive Director UN Women France Committee and Policy Officer at the Ministry of Women's Rights; Caroline Ferrari (c), the Director of Human Resources of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Florence Mangin (centre-right), Director for Continental Europe, Senior Officer for equal rights between women and men at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Paris, 12 June 2018. (OSCE/Sitora Sanginova)
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  • Khairiniso Yusufi (l), Vice Speaker of the Tajik Parliament, and Danielle Bousquet (r), the President of the High Council for Equality between Women and Men, during the discussion on how to tackle domestic violence and violence against women, Paris, 12 June 2018. (OSCE/Sitora Sanginova)
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  • After fruitful discussions, Tajik delegation and Marie-Pierre Rixain (centre-right), Member of Parliament, President of the delegation for women's rights and equal opportunities between women and men of the French National Assembly, pose for a group photo, Paris, 13 June 2018. (OSCE/Sitora Sanginova)
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  • Tajik delegation during a discussion on the importance of data collection and statistics, the role of women in the public administration with Sandrine Staffolani (left-standing), the Head of the Office of Recruitment and Equality and Diversity Policy within the Directorate General of Public Service Administration, Paris, 14 June 2018. (OSCE/Sitora Sanginova)
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  • Khairiniso Yusufi (centre-right), Vice Speaker of the Tajik Parliament, presenting a Tajik handmade wall decoration ‘Suzani’ to the Senator Annick Billon (centre-left), the President of the delegation of women in the French Senate, Paris, 14 June 2018. (OSCE/Sitora Sanginova)
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  • Vesna Ivanovikj-Castarede (c), Gender and Anti-Trafficking Officer at the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, presenting a handbag with a message “equal opportunities for women and girls” to the Senator Annick Billon (l), the President of the delegation of women in the French Senate, Paris, 14 June 2018. (OSCE/Sitora Sanginova)
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  • Tajik delegation and Jean-Marc Berthon (centre), Advisor for development Policies, Human Rights and Civil society, at the Élysée Palace, Paris, 14 June 2018. (OSCE/Sitora Sanginova)
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A high-level study visit from 11 to15 June 2018 to Paris was jointly organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, in co-operation with the Embassy of France in Dushanbe and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A group of eleven women including the Vice Speaker of the Tajik Parliament, two female MPs, the Special Assistant to the Vice Speaker and seven women politicians representing all seven registered political parties in Tajikistan took part in the visit.

The purpose of the study visit was to learn the French experience on gender equality and gender parity from high-level French officials and French prominent gender experts. The visit allowed to establish networks and links between two Parliaments and between Tajik women politicians and their French colleagues.

Concrete proposals were made for future co-operation on topics including advancement of Tajik women in political and public life, their representation in diplomacy, countering violence against women and domestic violence. The French Ambassador to Tajikistan, H.E. Yasmine Gouedard, took part in the first day of the visit.