ATTITUDES OF WOMEN POLITICIANS ABOUT WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN SERBIA – FIVE YEARS LATER Cover Image

СТАВОВИ ПОЛИТИЧАРКИ О ЖЕНСКОЈ ПОЛИТИЧКОЈ ПАРТИЦИПАЦИЈИ У СРБИЈИ – ПЕТ ГОДИНА КАСНИJЕ
ATTITUDES OF WOMEN POLITICIANS ABOUT WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN SERBIA – FIVE YEARS LATER

Author(s): Ana S. Vuković
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Evaluation research, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Српско социолошко друштво
Keywords: political elite; recruitment patterns; gender equality; qualitative researches;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper author explores aspects of women’s political participation in Serbia. In the first part of the paper will point out the opportunities for women to be engaged in politics and the impact of political culture on political participation of women. In the second part of the paper will be analyzed empirical data on the position and influence of politicians in Serbia, based on qualitative research with women politicians that took place in 2011/2012. The aim of the text is to determine the similarities and changes in the attitudes of women politicians on women’s political participation. We will compare the data from two qualitative research, 2007 and 2011/2012. In both surveys women politicians have pointed out that there are still prejudices about women in politics and prejudice are shown by politicians and citizens, and to some extent more frequently in the 2011/2012 survey they emphasize that it is essential that politicians should fight against those prejudice.

  • Issue Year: 48/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 397-417
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Serbian