Women’s Rights

Sarajevo Open Centre works on raising awareness on the importance of the implementation of ratified international documents, as well as the existing national regulations related to the women’s political participation, security and decision-making process through monitoring, education, informing and discussions with the actors of the process.

Gender Equality in Municipalities and Cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Edita Miftari (2015) Gender Equality in Municipalities and Cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo: CURE Foundation, Sarajevo Open...

The songs that disrupt the matrix of binary oppositions

The fifth lecture of third cycle of Somebody said feminism?, called Femininity, masculinity and sevdah was held on 22 July this year at the Museum of Literature and Theatre Arts....

Strategy for implementation of Istanbul Convention has been adopted: Entities and cantons must have more serious approach in combat violence against women

Sarajevo open centre welcomes the adoption of the Framework Strategy for Implementation of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic...

Parliament of FBiH and National Assembly of Republika Srpska Should Use Gender Sensitive Language

Last week Sarajevo Open Centre has sent a memo with the initiative to use gender sensitive language in the Parliament of FBiH and in National Assembly of Republika Srpska. This...

What can we expect in the second semester of the Žarana Papić School of Feminism

First semester of Žarana Papić School of Feminism was finished in June. During it, students listened to the lectures from the first two modules: Introduction to feminism:...

Request for alignment of the existing laws and adoption of new, which would finally regulate the issue of maternity benefits and maternity/parental leave in the Federation of BiH has been submitted

Last week, Sarajevo Open Centre has sent a request for aligning existing laws and adoption of new, which would finally regulate the issue of maternity benefits and...