On March 20, 2025, the publication “Echoes of Change: Advancing Gender Equality in Higher Education in the Balkans” was promoted at the Book Corner of the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Tuzla. The authors of the publication are Zilka Spahić Šiljak, Jasna Kovačević, and Anita Dremel, and it was published by the TPO Foundation from Sarajevo. The book’s promoters were Professor Dr. Anisa Avdagić and Professor Dr. Vesna Bratovčić. Professor Avdagić, who is also one of the reviewers of this important and comprehensive study, presented the key findings […]
On March 27, 2025, at 11:00 AM, a promotion of the follow-up research on gender equality in higher education in the Balkans will be held at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo.The promoters will be Prof. Dr. Nerzuk Ćurak, Prof. Dr. Sarina Bakić, and Prof. Dr. Dženita Hadžijunuzović Alagić.The research was conducted as part of the UNIGEM project, implemented by the TPO Foundation.
On March 19, 2025, the final event of the four-year project “Universities and Gender Mainstreaming (UNIGEM)” took place at the Hills Hotel in Ilidža. The project was implemented by the TPO Foundation in collaboration with 19 universities from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro, with support from the UK Government. It was an opportunity for representatives of the academic community, donors, and researchers to gather, summarize the project’s results, and highlight its importance for integrating a gender perspective into higher education. Over its four years of work, UNIGEM brought[…]
Following four years of implementing the UNIGEM (Universities and Gender Mainstreaming) project across 19 universities in the region a follow-up study has been published (the first study was conducted in 2021 and published in 2022 in local languages, and in 2023 in English). In the light of this research authors Zilka Spahić Šiljak, Jasna Kovačević i Anita Dremel maintain an optimistic outlook, despite the growing influence of anti-gender narratives that disseminate misinformation and promote fear in wider society regarding gender equality. On the one hand, measurable progress has been achieved:[…]
Organized by the TPO Foundation as part of the UNIGEM project, three webinars titled “Women in Language and Society: From the Fairer Sex to Victims of Femicide” were held on February 20, 24, and 28. Participants had the opportunity to learn about the most common linguistic practices in both the public and private spheres in our speech area, which subtly or overtly assign women a lower status within the heterosexual binary framework. The webinars were led by contemporary culture theorist Dr. Emilija Radibratović and public prosecutor Gorjana Mirčić Čaluković across[…]
The TPO Foundation, in collaboration with the “Narodna biblioteka” (People’s Library) of Sanski Most, held the promotion of the collected volume “Discourses of Gender Justice: Analysis of Legal Frameworks and Judicial Practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia” on February 28, 2025, in Sanski Most. The volume contains a total of 10 scientific papers from various fields, and the promoter of this scholarly work was one of its co-authors, Dr. Zlatan Hrnčić, a native of Sanski Most.
In coordination with psychology teacher Sandra Muratović, the International Women’s Day was celebrated at the Second Gymnasium in Sarajevo. During a class session for the III3 grade students of the IB program, Leonarda Miličević and Majra Rija Subašić prepared a presentation on the topic of significant women in history. Through this activity, they explored the lives and contributions of women who left a lasting impact in various fields, from science to social and political engagement, both in Bosnia and Herzegovina and globally.As in previous years, the International Women’s Day was[…]
Today, a roundtable discussion was held at the Jewish Community Center in Sarajevo on the topic “Erased from History – From the First Strike in the Carpet Factory in 1905 in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Today.” The participants were Rahela Džidić, Sarina Bakić, Jadranka Miličević, and Elma Softić-Kaunitz. The discussion revolved around the status of female workers in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1905 to the present. They analyzed the position of workers during the Austro-Hungarian rule, discussing the general dissatisfaction of women workers throughout more than 120 years. Panelist Jadranka[…]
On the eve of International Women’s Day, at the invitation of the Informal Women’s Lobby Group from Gračanica, a book promotion was held on March 7, 2025, for The Price of Impure Blood: Cultural and Economic Aspects of Menstruation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, authored by Jasna Kovačević and Zilka Spahić Šiljak. The promoters were Medina Mujić and Zilka Spahić Šiljak, while the event was moderated by journalist Elma Mujkić. During the promotion, Zilka Spahić spoke about menstrual poverty and its economic, health, and educational implications. In addition to the fact[…]
