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MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR PROTECTION OF EQUALITY BRANKA JANKOVIĆ AND DANIJELA GOLIĆ, FOUNDER OF THE “SUMMIT OF WOMEN LEADERS”

26. Jul 2021. → News

The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, met with Danijela Golić, the founder of the “Summit of Women Leaders”. The meeting was dedicated to agreements and plans on strategic partnership aimed to empower women leaders. Janković and Golić discussed a number of topics concerning women on the path to empowerment and success as…

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Commissioner at the constitutive session of the Council for the Rights of the Child

22. Jul 2021. → News

The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated in the constitutive session of the Council for the Rights of the Child, where she announced a Special Report on Discrimination against Children, which should be presented in the Parliament on the eve of the World Children’s Day. The Commissioner pointed out that the institution…

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Commissioner spoke about the importance of reproductive health on the occasion of World Population Day

09. Jul 2021. → News

The global pandemic has affected sexual and reproductive health, and there are problems on this topic in Serbia that need to be approached with much more attention, said Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic at the conference held on the occasion of World Population Day, which singled out health as one of the most…

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THE POSITION OF WOMEN IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

16. Jun 2021. → News

The emergency situation we are living in due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is also a kind of hybrid war against the invisible enemy, showed that women are those who were at the first line of defense, who were overcoming social barriers, breaking stereotypes and bearing additional burden, said Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica…

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GENDER EQUALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

15. Jun 2021. → News

Discrimination against women has been most expressed in the field of work and employment for years, which is a consequence of decades of patriarchal attitudes and gender stereotypes related to the role of women in society – and that is not something that can be changed overnight, by one law, said Commissioner for Protection of…

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COMMISSIONER AT THE PANEL ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

11. Jun 2021. → News

Although women’s sexual and reproductive rights are part of human rights, their violations often occur because of ingrained social attitudes toward women’s sexuality and they are consequences of a patriarchal concept of the female role in the family, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic at the panel “Consent, bodily autonomy and the…

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COMMISSIONER AT THE MEETING ON THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM IN SERBIA

10. Jun 2021. → News

Social protection covers various groups of vulnerable citizens, such as the poor, persons with disability, the elderly, children without parental care, which is why they need support from the society that, if not comprehensive, makes them even more vulnerable, said Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic at the Thematic Social Dialogue on the Social…

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Equally to the finish line – 9th time at the Belgrade Marathon

06. Jun 2021. → News

The traditional action of the Commissioner for  Protection of Equality “Equally to the finish line” was held within the 34th Belgrade Marathon for the 9th time, with the aim of providing support to people with disabilities to participate in this sporting event. At the stand of the Commissioner, citizens had the opportunity to get acquainted…

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Meeting of the Commissioner and Croatian Ombudsman for Gender Equality

01. Jun 2021. → News

Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic and Ombudsman for Gender Equality of the Republic of Croatia Višnja Ljubicic held a meeting in Opatija, on the occasion of the presentation of a new international project “Cooperation for Equality – Human Rights Closer to Citizens”. Two institutions will participate in the implementation of this project…

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COMMISSIONER OPENED MIXER FESTIVAL 2021

26. May 2021. → News

Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Jankovic, officially opened a three-day Mixer Festival, which is this year being held under the symbolic slogan “The Hug”. She said that the previous year has put us all to the test at a global level. A year in which we missed many things, but we mostly longed…

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