The Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic, met with the newly appointed regional director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Mr. John Mosoti. Jankovic and Mosoti discussed a number of topics, with a special emphasis on the position of the elderly people, Roma, as well as the sexual and reproductive health of women and…
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On the occasion of March 8, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, organized a traditional tour of one of the municipalities in Serbia that is successful in implementing equality. This year, it is Arandjelovac, a municipality that received the Commissioner’s “City / Municipality of Equal Opportunities” award for 2019. Together with the…
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The Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Janković participated in the session of the Socio-Economic Council of the Republic of Serbia where she presented a comprehensive overview of the situation in the field of discrimination in the labor and employment and presented the most important conclusions from the Special report on discrimination in the field…
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Companies that take into account the equal representation of women and value diversities in management, certainly make higher profits and are leaders in innovations, said Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic at the Kopaonik Business Forum 2020. Moderating the panel “Gender Equality as a Precondition for Sustainable Development at the Local Level”, Jankovic highlighted…
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Commissioner for Protection of Equality, Brankica Jankovic, opened a two-day seminar for the National Councils of National Minorities dedicated to the recognition and protection against discrimination. Recalling that members of 23 national minorities live in Serbia, the Commissioner emphasized that the National Councils are important partners of the Commissioner’s institution, especially when it comes to…
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Commissioner for Protection of Equality, Brankica Jankovic, had a meeting in Zagreb with the Ombudsman for Gender Equality of the Republic of Croatia, Visnja Ljubicic. During the meeting, they discussed possible joint activities within the REC 2020 project on the topic of “overcoming the gender gap over a lifetime”. The competition was announced by the…
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The growing use of artificial intelligence in various fields is a very specific challenge when it comes to respecting the principles of equality and non-discrimination, and therefore it is important to consider all its potentials and dangers, said Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic at the presentation of the recommendation “Unboxing Artificial Intelligence: 10…
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Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic attended international manifestation “How and Why We Remember?” organized on the occasion of anniversary of Novi Sad raid and liberation of Auschwitz by History Archive of Novi Sad, Cultural Center Novi Sad and Teraforming. Memory of the events that market the greatest moral and human backslide is our…
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Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic presented Special Report on Discrimination in Area of Labor and Employment and a survey on discrimination at the labor market, which are produced on the occasion of 10th anniversary of our institution. She stressed that the area of labor and employment has been among the most frequent areas…
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For years now, more than one third of complaints received by Commissioner for Protection of Equality relates to discrimination in the field of work and employment, said Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic at a meeting “Labor Rights are Our Rights”, organized by the Center for Democracy Foundation . She stated that the number…
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