Association BaBe Be active. Be emancipated.. and partners held on April 29, 2021, on the eve of International Labor Day, online presentation of the project “Utjecaj javnih politika na kvalitetu obiteljskog i radnog života te na demografsku sliku Hrvatske – prostori promjene”, with a focus on the current situation regarding the possibilities and obstacles in harmonizing the private and professional lives of women, men and young people in the Republic of Croatia, which was attended by representatives of state bodies, local and regional self-government, the academic community and civil society organizations.
The project will build Network for harmonizing the private and business life of women, men and young people which will, through structured dialogues and other activities, actively advocate for the implementation of legislative changes and other measures to establish meaningful and comprehensive public policies at the national and local levels with the aim of harmonizing private and business life in accordance with the development specificities of the regions in which the Network members operate. Public policies will be based on multi-stage research that will be conducted as part of the project by the research team of the University of Zadar.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Valerija Barada, headmistress Department of Sociology, University of Zadar and the head of the research team within the project, stated during the presentation: “Naš Odjel se rado i često bavi ovakvim temama, jer svojim radom želimo utjecati na društvene promjene. Istraživački tim smo sastavili od vrsnih znanstvenika i znanstvenica, specijaliziranih za različita područja kojima pokrivaju sve aspekte nominirane u istraživačkom, ali i cjelokupnom projektu. Veselimo se suradnji s partnerskim udrugama civilnog društva koje su sve redom važni akteri u svojim lokalnim zajednicama, ali i na nacionalnoj razini. Kvalitetnim rezultatima istraživanja se nadamo aktivno pridonijeti kreiranju utemeljenih i provodivih javnih politika kojima će se unaprijediti kvaliteta obiteljskog i radnog života žena i muškaraca u Hrvatskoj, a mladima olakšati tranzicija u svijet rada i obiteljski život.”
Women are seen as those responsible for the family and the private sphere (the term woman is associated with unpaid work), while men are seen as those who operate in the public sphere and professional work (therefore associated with paid work). Such a division leads to a widespread unequal division of household and family responsibilities, which is one of the main reasons for discrimination against women in the labor market, as well as one of the main reasons for their limited social and political inclusion (BaBe, 2016).
“Potrebno je hitno obratiti pažnju na razlike između osnovnih primanja žena i muškaraca te pokušati pospješiti i pokrenuti ravnotežu koja bi drastično smanjila mogućnost ekonomskog nasilja, reducirajući same uzroke a ne posljedice istog. Prema izvješću Europskog parlamenta, razlika u mirovinama žena i muškaraca u 2019. godini bila je oko 29%. S obzirom na novu socio- ekonomsku sliku Hrvatske koja tek nastaje uslijed izazovne prošle godine, zabrinutost je opravdana i nadamo se uspjehu u implementaciji strateških planova koji će spriječiti buduće rizike”, he says Nina Popovic, Network activity manager from the BaBe association
Projekt skraćenog naziva “Prostori promjene” traje 36 months and is carried out in The City of Zagreb and the following counties: Sisak-Moslavina, Koprivnica-Križevci, Osijek-Baranja, Vukovar-Srijem, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Zadar, Split-Dalmatia and Istria countiesThroughout and after the project implementation period, the Network aims to include other counties in the Republic of Croatia and thus gain a broader picture of the current situation and the necessary changes.
The project leader is the BaBe association, and the project partners are: Sveučilište u Zadru, Grad Novska, Vukovarsko – srijemska županija, Udruga za ljudska prava i građansku participaciju PaRIter, Udruga ‘HERA’ Križevci – Za zaštitu i promicanje ljudskih prava, Centar za građanske inicijative Poreč, Ženska udruga “IZVOR”, Hrvatska udruga poslovnih žena Krug, Domine – organizacija za promicanje ženskih prava, Prostor rodne i medijske kulture K-Zona te Mreža mladih Hrvatske.
The value of the project is 3,599,941.69 HRK, of which 15% is financed from the state budget of the Republic of Croatia, and 85% from the European Social Fund. The intermediary bodies are Ministry of Labor, Pension System, Family and Social Policy and National Foundation for Civil Society Development within the Operational Program Effective human resources (European Structural and Investment Funds in the Republic of Croatia in the financial period 2014-2020).
Mirjana Herceg, program coordinator Ženske udruge “IZVOR” During the presentation of the project, she invited all interested parties to join the Network as members or external collaborators and emphasized that “otvoreni karakter Mreže upućuje na važnost uključivanja drugih subjekata te pojedinaca i pojedinki motiviranih da svojim znanjem i integritetom doprinose punom oživotvorenju ekonomskih, socijalnih i kulturnih prava u našem društvu, a unutar toga autonomiji kreiranja privatnog i poslovnog života u svom okruženju”.
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