WOMEN ACTIVISTS AND WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS AS ACTORS OF THE POLITICAL REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: WHAT CLAIMS, WITH WHAT SUCCESSES?
WOMEN ACTIVISTS AND WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS AS ACTORS OF THE POLITICAL REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: WHAT CLAIMS, WITH WHAT SUCCESSES?

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes and discusses women’s political representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), focusing on the role of women parliamentarians and activists as critical actors. The theoretical section outlines their role and key challenges in achieving substantive gender outcomes. The qualitative research and analysis examine the representative claims they have raised in BiH to broaden the political agenda to include women’s issues related to gender-based violence, equal political representation, women’s social rights, mainly related to motherhood, and the status of marginalized women, and gender just-peace. Successes have varied and are recognized primarily concerning domestic violence, but improvements are needed in this area as well. Overarching demands for gender equality in politics face various obstacles, especially given the complicated political system that favors ethnic representation and social repatriarchalization in post-conflict society. Despite some small successes, it is even more difficult to achieve substantial results when it comes to marginalized women such as Roma and LBT women in an unfavorable social and political context.

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