The Challenges of Mainstreaming Gender Equality in University Communities: Fighting Gender-Based Violence
The Challenges of Mainstreaming Gender Equality in University Communities: Fighting Gender-Based Violence

Author(s): Zilka Spahić Šiljak, Jasna Kovačević, Jasmina Husanović
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Higher Education , Social differentiation, Sociology of Education
Published by: Transkulturna Psihosocijalna Obrazovna Fondacija (TPO Foundation)
Keywords: gender; equality; education; mainstreaming; university communities;
Summary/Abstract: Gender equality is a fundamental value in the overall mission of the European Union. It includes non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all, as well as affirmative measures for those who are disadvantaged. One of the challenging goals of gender responsive policies and programmes is to eliminate gender-based violence (GBV) in many political, social, economic and cultural contexts. As a global phenomenon, GBV is closely connected to gender-social norms and expectations and inequitable relations of power based on gender identities. UNIGEM project included 18 partner universities in the Balkans to initiate institutional changes and change organisational culture at the universities which must have zero tolerance towards GBV in its environment. At the very beginning of UNIGEM project, TPO Foundation conducted an extensive quantitative and qualitative research through surveys and in-depth interviews at 18 universities with the aim to explore gender (in)equality and GBV in these institutions.

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