Javno protiv diskriminacije i svih oblika nasilja protiv žena
Publicly Against Discrimination and All Forms of Violence Against Women

Summary/Abstract: The author of this work organizes and moderates the panel discussion Višeglasne gošće (app. part-singing guests), which has presented different aspects of gender issues during previous four years. This piece is dedicated to most exposed and visited panels, and it especially emphasizes the panels on the economic status of women. It also elaborates the current status of women in Croatia, which in author's opinion has deteriorated after the 2003 parliamentary elections, and we witness everyday violation of women's and homosexual human rights, which is displayed in the growth of discrimination in the economic field (the number of unemployed women is on the growth, their wages and working conditions are not balanced, reported frequent cases of gender-based and sexual harassment are also on the growth). Cases of domestic violence and violence against women are also on the growth, through which the fundamental human rights to a life without violence is violated. The media and commercials are full of sexisms, sensationalism, stereotypes about women, and discriminatory portraying of both women and men. The political participation of women, i.e. the number of women in governmental and representative bodies, but also on all levels of political and social decision-making, is below satisfactory level and is not in accordance to the constitutionary and legally granted equality of sexes. The historic portrayal of feminism development also points to the changes in economic status of women, and this work concludes with the analysis of women's entrepreneurship in Croatia and the presentation of activities of the Women's Entrepreneurship Center Rosa Zagreb.

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