On the occasion of the end of the global campaign “16 days of activism”, the director of the TPO Foundation, prof. Zilka Spahić Šiljak was host at Federal Television. Read more about hosting at the link https://www.federalna.ba/spahic-siljak-i-za-zenska-ljudska-prava-moramo-se-boriti-svaki-dan-joemv. The slogan of this year’s campaign is AGAINST FEMICIDE, and the TPO Foundation focused its activities on raising awareness among […]
Saida Mustajbegović, sociologist, journalist, editor and columnist, presented the student collection “Gender and Globalization in the Balkans”. “Questioning the ossified academic positions on gender and globalization and introducing new topics “from the field” into the scientific narrative inaugurate the student collection “Gender and Globalization in the Balkans” among the publications that deserve careful humanistic-social university reading.” –[…]
“Džemal Bijedić” University in Mostar and the TPO Foundation within the UNIGEM project, with the aim of marking the 16 days of activism campaign, in the period from December 5 to 7, 2023, realized several lectures, workshops and discussions with the aim of educating teaching and non-teaching staff, as well as male and female students on gender[…]
“Inner voice is important to think about girls and be comfortable to hear our voice and criticize, but to trust your voice”, said Christel Gopin during the online conversation held on December 08.2023, on the occasion of “16 days of activism” campaign. The session was moderated by Zilka Spahić Šiljak on behalf TPO Foundation and University Gender[…]
Next to the UNIGERC Center at the University of Sarajevo from December, 07, 2023. is the Advisory Office in the field of gender equality, also available at the University of Zenica. In the newly opened office, teaching and administrative staff as well as the student population can be informed about issues of gender-based violence and ways to[…]
On December 2, 2023, in the premises of the University of Herzegovina, as part of the UNIGEM project, a series of interactive workshops was held on the occasion of the “16 days of activism against gender-based violence” campaign. The workshops were led by: Ph.D. Martina Primorac – “About the 16 days of activism campaign”, Ph.D. Karolina Tadić[…]
As part of the “16 days of activism” campaign, the representative of the “Azimuth 135” Association, Afan Abazović, presented the UNIGEM project. In the mountain air, a few meters above sea level, mountaineers heard about gender equality. This unusual activity is an example of how we can educate ourselves outside the classroom and academic walls. Representative Abazović[…]
The Faculty of Sport and Physical Education of University of Sarajevo is participating in the workshop “Unconscious Bias in Sports,” which will take place at the Faculty premises on December 8, 2023, starting at 08:15. This workshop marks the beginning of the fight against femicide, aiming to raise awareness among students about the importance of this issue[…]
Đermana Kurić, an independent researcher and PhD student at the University of Sarajevo, delves into the key aspects of the book “Feminism and Religion in the 21st Century,” which emphasizes “technology, dialogue, and expanding borders.” Originally published on the volunteer blog “Feminism and Religion,” this collection comprises 16 blog posts first featured in the Women’s Studies within[…]
Prof. Ph.D. Zilka Spahić Šiljak, director of the TPO Foundation, participated on November 30th 2023 at the seminar “Challenges of femicide: Study of arguments for the specific criminal offense of femicide in the legal framework of Bosnia and Herzegovina.” The ELSA Sarajevo team, together with project coordinators Hana Kurtović and Hana Kunić, organized a regional event attended[…]