CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal information
Family name: Logar
First name: Rosa
Nationality: Austrian (member of the Slovenian minority in Austria)
Sex: Female
Relevant qualification summary
My motto: “I believe in, and work for, the right of everyone, especially every woman and every child,
to live free of violence!”
Since 1978 professional work in the area of preventing violence against women and domestic
violence. Executive Director of a gender-sensitive centre for victims of violence against women and
domestic violence in Vienna, serving about 6 000 survivors a year. Contributions to the development
of laws and policy measures in Austria and internationally. Member of the Council of Europe Task
Force to Combat Violence against Women 2006–2008 and of the Ad Hoc Committee on Preventing
and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (CAHVIO) 2008–2010.
Current professional activity
Start date: 01.01.1998
Name and address of employer: Domestic Violence Intervention Centre Vienna
Address: 1070 Vienna, Neubaugasse 1/3, Austria
Sector of activity: Specialised service for victims of violence against women and domestic violence;
independent NGO providing support to survivors on behalf of the Federal Government
Occupation or position held: Executive Director, founder
Main activities and responsibilities: General management, standards development and quality assurance,
policy development, multi-agency cooperation,coordination of the multi-institutional MARAC project for
the protection of victims in high risk situations, NGO member of the interministerial working group for the
National Action
Plan on violence against women since 2014 (no decisionmaking position).
Relevant previous professional activity(ies)
Dates: 1991–1997
Name, address of employer: Counselling Centre for Women Victims of Violence and their
Children/Association of Women’s Shelters Vienna
Address: 1060 Vienna, Amerlingstrasse 1/6, Austria
Sector of activity: NGO service for victims of violence against women and domestic violence, funded by
the City of Vienna
Occupation or position held: Counsellor, campaigner
Main activities, responsibilities: Support of survivors including court assistance, management of quality
standards for support, awareness raising and campaigning.
Dates: 1978 – 1991
Name, address of employer: Women’s Shelters Association Vienna
Address: 1060 Vienna, Amerlingstrasse 1/6, Austria
Sector of activity: NGO service for women survivors of domestic violence and their children, funded by the
City of Vienna
Occupation or position held: Social work counsellor and advocate, founder of the service
Main activities, responsibilities: Counselling and advocacy for women and children, management of the
shelter.
Relevant additional responsibilities
Dates: 2008-2010
Name, address of organ./body: Member of the Council of Europe Ad Hoc Committee on Preventing
and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (CAHVIO)
Sector of activity: Intergovernmental organisation
Position held: Representative of the Austrian government
Main activities, responsibilities: Member
Dates: 2006–2008
Name, address of organ./body: Council of Europe Task Force to Combat Violence against Women,
including Domestic Violence
Address: 67075 Strasbourg, Avenue de l’Europe, France
Sector of activity: Intergovernmental organisation
Position held: Expert
Main activities, responsibilities: Member
Dates: since 1994 (informal network) and since May 2014 within theframework of a legal entity
Name, address of organ./body: European Network WAVE (Women against Violence Europe)
Address: 1050 Vienna, Bacherplatz 10/4
Sector of activity: Transnational European NGO working to eliminate violence against women and
domestic violence; ECOSOC status with the UN, participatory status as INGO with the Council of Europe
Position held: President of the board, founder
Main activities, responsibilities: Policy work, management and coordination of projects.
Dates: since 1990
Name, address of org./body: University of Applied Science/Department of Social Work
Address: 1100 Wien, Favoritenstrasse 226
Sector of activity: Education
Position held: Lecturer (part time)
Main activities, responsibilities: Holding courses on Gender and Social Work; Legal and
SocialInterventions in cases of domestic violence.
Dates: 1988–2011
Name, address of org./body: Austrian Women’s Shelters Network
Address: 1050 Wien, Bacherplatz 10
Sector of activity: NGO national network
Position held: Chair
Main activities, responsibilities: Networking, contributing to the development of new laws and other
measures, developing and carrying out training for different professions (members of the police and
justice system and of the
health and social sectors, as well as other professionals).
Education/training
Dates: 2005–2010
Title of qualification awarded: Master of Social Management (MSM)
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: Study of social management
Name and type of organisation: Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences/Germany
Dates: 1998–2000
Title of qualification awarded: Certified Supervisor
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: Certified supervisor for individuals, groups and
organisations
Name and type of organisation: Bundesinstitut für Erwachsenenbildung (Federal Institute of Adult
Education)
Dates: 1976–1978
Title of qualification awarded: Diploma in Social Work
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: Study of Social Work
Name and type of organisation: Academy of Social Work Vienna
Publications
Publications in English:
- 2014: Parents’ rights or child protection? Experiences concerning the new Act on Family Matters in view
of Domestic violence, together with Katrin Gleirscher, published in the Annual Report 2014 of the
Domestic Violence Intervention Centre and on the website
http://www.interventionsstelle-wien.at/start.asp?ID=476&b=78
- 2013: Addressing the socio-economic and cultural barriers to equal access to justice for women victims
of violence. Presentation at the Council of Europe/Ministère des Affaires Sociales et de La Santé et
Ministère des Droits des Femmes France, Hearing on “Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence”
09 Dec 2013, Paris
- 2013: Realising the Human Rights of Women Universally: Tackling the Implementation Gap,
Paper presented at Working Group 2 on Violence against Women, Vienna + 20 Advancing the Protection
of Human Rights, International Expert Conference 27–28 June 2013, Vienna, Hofburg, Austria
- 2013: co-author: Guidance Report for the improvement of data on gender-based violence against
women in the European Union, WAVE report within the DAPHNE Project Protect II, Vienna
- 2012: co-author: Capacity Building in Risk Assessment and Safety Management to Protect High Risk
Victims, Learning material produced within the EU Daphne PROTECT II project, Vienna
- 2011: Violence against women: a social and political problem throughout Europe, in: Thiara, Ravi. K. /
Schröttle, Monika/ Condon, Stephanie (Ed.): Violence against Women and Ethnicity: Commonalities
Commonalities and Differences across Europe, Leverkusen
- 2008: Good Practices and Challenges in Legislation on Violence against Women, paper presented at
the UN Expert Group Meeting on good practices in legislation on violence against women, 26– 28 May
2008, Vienna
- 2008: co-author: IMPROVE - Quality Services for Victims Safety. Training Manual, EU DAPHNE project
IMPROVE, Vienna
- 2007: together with Heinrich Kraus: The Vienna Anti-Violence Programme - A victim-oriented
programme for perpetrators, presented at the Council of Europe Campaign Regional Seminar Men’s
Active Participation in Combating Domestic Violence 09-10 May 2007, Zagreb
- 2006: main author: Bridging Gaps – From good intentions to good cooperation. Manual for effective
multi-agency cooperation in tackling domestic violence; publication within the DAPHNE project “Bridging
Gaps”, carried out by WAVE, Vienna
Computer skills
Software packages: Microsoft Office XP
Other IT skills and competences: online research
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mother tongue
Language
German
Understanding
Listening
Reading
English
French
C2
B1
C2
B1
Speaking
Spoken
interaction
C2
A2
Spoken
production
C2
A1
Writing
Writing skills
C2
A2