Proceedings Gender and Peace in the Balkans: Sites of Challenges and Hopes is a collection of papers, peace testimonies and conversations that took place at the international conference on gender and peace held in Sarajevo in 2025. The Conference was part of the UNIGEM (Universities and Gender Mainstreaming) project implemented with 19 universities in the Balkans region. By exploring these feminist efforts for peace, the book raises important questions about feminist history, mem-ory, peacebuilding, and how these movements have dealt with nationalism, new state policies, and the rise of populism.  […]

At the University of Sarajevo, a conference was held on March 9, 2026, marking International Women’s Day. Representatives of the academic community, judicial institutions, international organizations, and civil society warned that Bosnia and Herzegovina has a developed legal framework for the protection of women, but that the key problem remains its consistent implementation and the social tolerance toward various forms of violence. As part of the conference, Prof. Dr. Zilka Spahić Šiljak and Prof. Dr. Jasna Kovačević presented the UNIGEM project activities run by TPO Foundation over the past four[…]

On the occasion of March 8, International Women’s Day, an online panel was held on Friday, March 6, 2026, presenting key misconceptions about the legal and economic aspects of marriage. The panelists Ivana Radić, Amila Mujčinović, and Gorjana Mirčić Čaluković identified the problems but also offered recommendations for improving legal and economic literacy. The panel was moderated by Nikola Vučić. The TPO Foundation, the University Gender Resource Center (UNIGeRC), and the Gender Equality Council of the University of Sarajevo organized this panel to present regional perspectives on economic and legal[…]