From one woman police officer to many: Notes from Sivas

by Verica Golijanin, an inspector from the Federal Police Administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Chair Elect of the Women Police Officers Network in South East Europe.

I was recently invited to Turkey to give a lecture about women police officers in South East Europe.

The lecture was to be delivered during a workshop organized for young Afghan women studying at a police officer training programme at the Police Academy in Sivas.

As I watched the hall fill up with young female cadets, I felt a great honour and responsibility but also hope that my speech was able to offer at least some encouragement to them in their efforts to become professional providers of policing services in Afghanistan. Read more