Gender Mainstreaming in the Work of UNODC

"Understanding the interrelationship between gender and security threats and crime is vital to the overall effectiveness of any response. Women and men are impacted differently by drugs, crime and terrorism, and have different experiences going through the criminal justice system. They can have different priorities, responsibilities and needs relating to the reduction of crime and the achievement of security and justice. Women and men often have different levels of access to participation, information or justice and face different constraints in their efforts to improve their security or social conditions. They can also play different but important roles in responding to and making decisions about crime prevention, building secure societies and developing fair, accessible, accountable, effective and credible criminal justice systems."