MECHANISMS OF IMPROVING SOCIAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN: RISK INDICATORS AND STATISTICS (IN THE CONTEXT OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE)

Abstract

In international practice, there are important quantitative and qualitative standards for providing assistance to victims of domestic violence. The most progressive are the recommendations of the European Parliament, the Council of Europe Working Group on Combating Violence against Women, and the European Network of Women Against Violence Non-Governmental Organizations (WAVE). Abroad, public organizations have become interested in developing and implementing the principles and standards of quality of social services. Compliance with such standards will ensure the quality of assistance to victims in order to prevent further acts of violence against women and their children. Victims of domestic violence are rarely willing to talk openly about their problem. Often they experience fear, guilt, shame and stop themselves from seeking help. Government agencies often do not have trained specialists because of the high staff turnover and are overloaded with other responsibilities. And this negatively affects the problem of gender-based violence. This article addresses a number of issues on gender and domestic violence, social protection, risk indicators, asylum and how to improve social protection mechanisms, including the problems of rehabilitation of victims of violence.