Becoming an Advocate Step by Step
in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States
Molly Reilly, Margaret Schuler (eds.)
Women, Law and Development International
2000
This book is about the struggles and strategies of women grappling to become human rights advocates capable of effecting changes in law and practice to uphold women’s basic rights. In Becoming an Advocate Step by Step, champions of women’s rights from Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States tell their own stories about the opportunities and challenges they faced as they engaged their governments in the profoundly democratic process of human rights advocacy. This book is as much about their experience and “step by step” learning as it is about the policy changes effected through advocacy. It is about both product and process.
Women, Law and Development International
2000
- ISBN-10: 1890832014
- ISBN-13: 978-1890832018
This book is about the struggles and strategies of women grappling to become human rights advocates capable of effecting changes in law and practice to uphold women’s basic rights. In Becoming an Advocate Step by Step, champions of women’s rights from Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States tell their own stories about the opportunities and challenges they faced as they engaged their governments in the profoundly democratic process of human rights advocacy. This book is as much about their experience and “step by step” learning as it is about the policy changes effected through advocacy. It is about both product and process.
- "In spite of the difficult political and economic situation in the country; I am still very motivated to work on women's human rights because I see that I can achieve the goal if I walk step by step,” An advocate from Yugoslavia
- “We trained women and opened their eyes to the fact that their destiny is in their hands, that they have to fight for their rights instead of sitting and waiting for the government to help them,” An advocate from Kyrgyzstan
- “Before I thought that one had to have a special education in order to be involved in advocacy. But now I understand that the main thing is strategy and the other very important is a team. ”