Announcement: Regional conference- Measuring gender equality in the Western Balkans

The conference will target public servants from relevant governmental institutions, representatives of parliamentary committees, ombudsman offices, national statistical offices, and representatives of civil society dealing with gender equality issues in the Western Balkans countries.      

 

 

Where:  ReSPA, Danilovgrad, Montenegro

When:                    Friday, 1 December 2017

The Conference will be open to the media from 09 – 11am

 

The Regional Conference will be opened by:

Ratka Sekulović, ReSPA Director

Mehmed Zenka, Minister for Human and Minority Rights at the Government of Montenegro

Fiona McCluney, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative to Montenegro

Branka Drašković, Special Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Coordination Body for Gender Equality of the Republic of Serbia

Gordana Stevanović, Deputy Ombudsman at the Government of Serbia

Jolanta Reingarde, European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)

Lia Magnaguagno, Head of the Democratization Programme at the OSCE Mission to Montenegro

 

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The emphasis of this Regional Conference will be on gender equality policies in the Western Balkans, and on measurements of gender equality, with a focus on the Gender Equality Index^[1] and its application in policy making. Also, the participants will be acquainted with the main findings of the comparative research on Gender Equality in Public Administration in the Western Balkans.

 

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For additional information please contact:

 

Nadica Dujović, Communications Consultant at ReSPA; Tel.: +382 69 319 709, Email: nadica.dujovic@gmail.com

Sanja Žugić, Head of Cabinet, Ministry for Human and Minority Rights of Montenegro; Tel.: +382 69 160 903; Email: kabinet@mmp.gov.me; Web: http://www.mmp.gov.me/ministarstvo