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Monday, October 26, 2020
Next Serb government among most gender-balanced in the world
Bloomberg
Serbia’s proposed new-look government is among the world’s most gender balanced, with women named to half of ministerial posts. The lineup, announced Sunday, propels the Balkan country to the brink of the global top 10 for gender equality -- an...
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Monday, February 24, 2020
Serbia steps up efforts for gender parity
Inter-Parliamentary Union
The Serbian Parliament has announced an amendment to its electoral laws with a new minimum quota of 40 per cent of candidates on electoral lists for parliamentary and local elections from the less-represented gender. The Parliament adopted...
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Interviews
Sanda Rašković Ivić
Sanda Rašković Ivić is a Member of Parliament of Serbia. This interview was conducted in October 2018 in the margins of IPU’s 139th Assembly in Geneva.
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Wednesday, July 05, 2017
Serbia elects first female and openly gay premier
Serbian lawmakers elected Ana Brnabic as prime minister on Thursday, making history by choosing both the conservative Balkan nation's first female prime minister and its first openly gay leader. Parliament voted 157-55 to approve the government of...
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Monday, October 27, 2014
Case Study
Women Parliamentarians Network of Serbia
This is a presentation about the formation of a women's parliamentarians network/ caucus within the parliament of Serbia.
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
NGOs fear women will not make up 30% of new government, Serbia
NGOs in Serbia fear that in the coming reshuffle, the government will veer from the European standard of having at least 30 percent of women in its ranks. Belgrade-based daily Danas reports that a letter cautioning that women should make up at least...
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Women in politics: The Serbia you have not heard of
Serbia, an aspiring European Union member, succeeded in increasing the percentage of women in its Parliament substantially within the last year. It is consequently ahead of the United States and many other developed countries and older democracies...
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Certain progress in tackling discrimination against women in Serbia
Serbia has made "certain progress", officials concluded at the session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. During the session, the Serbian government delegation presented the report on the implementation of the...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Case Study
Gender Equality and Local Governance
This publication is the result of concrete activities supported by UN Women and the “Equity in Governance” (EiG) project which aimed at translating international commitments and national gender equality policy to the realities of local governance in...
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Report / White Paper
Women in Politics: Progress & Impact in the Serbian Context
 This work is concerned with five particular, isolated components of the larger topic of women in politics; specifically the reasons why women do and should run for office (theoretical and practical), the external, systemic barriers they face...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Violence against women in politics
Highlighting news, interviews, resources and events on violence against women in politics
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Serbia: More women entering politics
The vice-president of the Gender Equality Council and state secretary in the Labour and Social Policy Ministry, Snezana Lakicevic, says women have far more opportunities in Serbian politics than was the case even a few years ago. To...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Serbia: Loznica - A Step Towards Gender Equality
Loznica town management senior official Ljubinka Gordanic is one of the many high-ranking women that heads to work each day in the west Serbian town.  In the country as a whole, women make up 51.4% of the population and just 2% occupy...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Serbia:Women's rights still an uphill battle
Although guarantees exist on paper, non-compliance with the standards and principles of gender equality remain an obstacle for women in Republika Srpska. Experts say, the most common forms of discrimination against women are domestic violence...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Serbia: Majority of parliamentary parties against more women in Parliament
In spite of the EU request that the number of women is increased in all representatives bodies, in Serbian Parliament these days there is ongoing debate as to how the legal 30 percent of women in every caucus is cut to 25 percent.  That, however,...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Serbia: Majority of parliamentary parties are against more women in Parliament
In spite of the EU request that the number of women is increased in all representative bodies, in Serbian Parliament these days there is ongoing debate as to how the legal 30 percent of women in every caucus is cut to 25 percent.That, however...
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Monday, March 02, 2009
Case Study
New Realities Concerning European Left Wing Gender Equality Politics: Case Study from the South Eastern European Region
This report compares the situation and potential for action of women in South Eastern Europe and investigates party politics on gender equality.
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Report / White Paper
Assessing Women’s Political Party Programs: Best Practices and Recommendations
The assessment is designed to identify the specific elements and approaches which were most effective in encouraging women’s participation and leadership in political parties. Although drawn from NDI programs, the information gathered in this...
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