After the Winter School held at the University of Tuzla in 2024 within the framework of the UNIGEM project, students, under the mentorship of selected professors, prepared final academic and artistic works which have been collected in the Anthology Gender and Art. The Anthology was edited by Jasmina Husanović, Anisa Avdagić, Selma Veseljević Jerković, and Maja Dedić. The works intervene in the critical production of knowledge about artistic practices and works from the perspective of gender theories, in an interdisciplinary and intersectional approach. The papers present interesting interdisciplinary approaches to […]

The TPO Foundation in Sarajevo organized a series of educational sessions on the topic of “Corruption and Gender-Based Violence” as part of the UNIGEM project. The trainings took place from November 11 to 14, 2024, and were aimed at various target groups, including university staff, civil servants, police officers, and students. The goal was to raise awareness about the connection between corruption and gender-based violence, as well as to strengthen participants’ capacity to recognize and fight these issues. The sessions were led by two experienced trainers from Serbia: Gorjana Mirčić-Čaluković[…]

An exhibition of works created during the Winter School “Gender and Art” opened on December 23, 2024, in the lobby of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies “Prof. Dr. Zdravko Grebo” at the University of Sarajevo. The exhibition will be open to the public on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at CIS until Friday, January 31, 2025. The exhibition showcases group works created by the participants of the Winter School “Gender and Art,” which was held under the guidance of Assistant Professor Dr. Nela Hasanbegović from the Academy of[…]

As part of the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign (December 2024), Lana Bobić held 19 online training sessions on the topic of “Coercive Control” for teaching staff at UNIGEM partner universities. Gender-based violence manifests in various forms, and one of the most subtle and difficult to recognize is coercive control. The TPO Foundation, together with 19 partner universities from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro, has been organizing various forms of education for the past four years in conjunction with the “16 Days of Activism Against[…]

What is gender, why is an atmosphere of fear around gender equality being created, and why do right-wing populist discourses use anti-gender narratives to achieve their political goals? These are the questions discussed in online seminars during December 2024, within the framework of the UNIGEM project. The seminars were led by Dr. Jadranka Rebeka Anić, a scientific advisor from Split, and the participants were students from the partner universities of the TPO Foundation, as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations. Although gender, sex, and gender equality have been widely discussed[…]

Students of the Sarajevo Secondary Medical School made a significant contribution to the campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence,” organized by the TPO Foundation as part of the UNIGEM project. First, they created wall newspapers and displayed them in the school hall, followed by an exhibition of educational art posters, which were placed from the first to the third floor of the school. Both activities were coordinated by Selvira Mašnić. The wall newspapers and posters attracted considerable attention, with approximately 700 people viewing them. Of these, 130 students[…]

Students and teachers at Obala Gymnasium were very active and engaged during the “16 Days of Activism” campaign, organized by the TPO Foundation as part of the UNIGEM project. They carried out six different activities, all coordinated by Professor Enisa Klačar. In addition to creating a video with messages of support for victims and survivors, made by students Lejla Bandić, Hanan Lukač, Emina Spahić, Sajra Leka, Nadja Krečo, Lamija Zorbić, and Tia Žigić, a panel discussion was organized with psychologist and gestalt psychotherapist Senka Čimpo. Through this engagement, the students[…]

The Office for Gender Equality at the University of Hercegovina successfully organized workshops within the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign, which is implemented by the TPO Foundation from Sarajevo as part of the UNIGEM project. The first workshop was led by Prof. Dr. Irma Džambo, who spoke on the topic of the “Battered Woman Syndrome,” a term more commonly known in literature as the syndrome of the (pre)beaten woman. As Prof. Džambo highlighted, the battered woman syndrome is a psychological consequence of living in violence from an[…]

Sarajevo’s Third Gymnasium, in collaboration with the Music High School, carried out a series of activities as part of the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign, organized by the TPO Foundation within the UNIGEM project. The campaign, under the school project name “Empathy – Responsibility – Solidarity” (supporting victims and survivors), began on November 25 and ran until December 10. During this period, a variety of activities were carried out involving students, teachers, and staff. The first activity was an exhibition of posters titled “Help for Victims and[…]

At the student dormitory “Prof. Dr. Fikret Hadžić” in the “Izvor Nade” Foundation, in collaboration with the TPO Foundation through the UNIGEM project, an open forum titled “Women in Focus: Strength and Perspective Through Open Dialogue” was held. This event, which marked the conclusion of the online campaign “Don’t Blink” by the “Izvor Nade” Foundation, served as a space for dialogue, understanding, and connection, dedicated to empowering women and the collective fight against gender-based violence. The panelists included Alma Kovačević, a dentist, entrepreneur, and chairwoman of the Board of Directors[…]