The handbook provides a comparative overview of gender-aware legislation and practices in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It also describes a comprehensive approach to influencing legislation and implementation processes, and provide detailed checklists for reference when analyzing legislation and its implementation.

KARAT is a regional coalition that works to ensure gender equality in the CEE/CIS countries, monitors the implementation of international agreements and lobbies for the needs and concerns of women in the region at all levels of decision-making fora.

This report describes methods, tools, and successes in improving legislation to protect women’s legal rights; enhancing justice sector capacity to interpret and enforce women’s legal rights; strengthening civil society’s capacity to advocate for legal protections for women; and increasing public awareness of women’s legal rights.