The publication "Woman, Mother, Worker: Reconciling Family Responsibilities and Paid Work in Croatia" contains basic information about the project "Women in the Labor Market - Gender Impact Assessment", detailed information about the research conducted, and an overview of policy measures for reconciling family responsibilities and paid work with a focus on the situation in Croatia.

"Handbook for gender impact assessment" introduces readers to the concepts of gender impact assessment and gender-aware policies, and provides basic guidelines on how to carry out the assessment. "Monitoring public policies" provides a definition of public policies and lists the most important actors, but also explains the role of civil society organizations in monitoring their creation, adoption and implementation. 

The aim of the project is to strengthen the advocacy role of civil society organizations (CSOs) focused on general transparency, openness and good governance of Croatian public administration in the field of gender equality, and in particular those policies that contribute to creating a positive environment for women in the labor market. The project was implemented by the BaBe association in partnership with the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, the City of Zagreb, and the Legalina and VIMIO associations. Project duration: 1.1.2015. - 1.1.2017.

The project was funded by the European Union and the Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Government of the Republic of Croatia.

Publication  Think local, act nationally: strengthening human rights civil society organizations in counties of special state concern is the result of the project of the same name, which was carried out by the association BaB e., from March 28, 2013 to September 29, 2014, in partnership with the associations ZvoniMir (Knin) and Dolphin (Pakrac), and in cooperation with the association Legalina (Gračac), thanks to the financial support of the European Union, the Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the National Foundation for the Development of Civil Society.

The publication focuses on the findings of ethnographic research on discriminatory practices and human rights violations in the targeted counties, as well as on the state of human rights in the entire Republic of Croatia. Special attention is paid to state institutions that too often do not perform their tasks in accordance with existing regulations, which causes a feeling of complete hopelessness and lack of prospects among citizens.

The Gender Equality module with precisely developed teaching units for classes from the 5th grade of elementary school to the 4th grade of secondary school was created as part of the project Coming out of the darkness - prevention and support for victims of violence and released in September 2013.

The basic goal of the module is to question prejudices and stereotypes that lead to discrimination and violence against those who are different, different from the majority, and to introduce international conventions and regulations that establish standards for the protection of human rights and the prohibition of discrimination based on gender. From a discussion about colors associated with a certain gender - pink for girls, blue for boys, choosing toys, analyzing fairy tale characters, we gradually move towards analyzing the influence of family, environment and popular culture on our understanding of ourselves as members of a certain gender. By "traveling" to the past, and then to different countries of the world today, we show how the prescribed appearance of men and women has changed, so, for example, at the beginning of the 20th century. boys were dressed in pink because this color is closer to red, which symbolizes strength and action, etc. The silence of strong and courageous women in history, the fight for the right to vote, the path to the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is part of the content in high school. It is essential to present the content in a continuous interaction between students and teachers, without imposing any ideologically colored views. The only thing that must not be questioned is the prohibition of any disparagement, insulting of dignity, or violence against people because they look different or behave differently from our expectations. No matter how much they do not agree with our value system, no matter how much we do not understand them or feel any empathy for them, we never have the right to violate their human rights.   

There are various forms of economic violence that occur in Croatia. Some of them are: complaining about the way one's own money is spent; a partner takes one's partner's or joint money without their knowledge; forcing the partner to lie about the price of something she bought, etc. Very serious problems arise when a couple lives in a property that is registered to the partner's family or to the partner himself. Over the years, partners invest in real estate and then one day find out that they are not entitled to even the smallest part of the property if the relationship ends. Among younger people, it is a worrying phenomenon that partners spend money on gambling and betting. All the research results with detailed data can be found in the attached book.

"The Path to Your Own Viewpoint - How to Read, Listen to, and Understand Media Texts and Media Culture" is a manual by author Sanja Sarnavka that problematizes the relationship between women and the media using the approach of the famous political scientist and communications theorist Harold D. Laswell - who, what, through which channel, to whom, and with what effect - on a global and local level. In the book, the author analyzes women's perception of media content, as well as the predominant role/image of women in the media, thus contributing to media literacy and the adoption of a more critical attitude towards media content.   

The book was first published in 2006, and this is the second expanded edition given the significantly changed situation in the Croatian media space (growing influence of the Internet, spread of social media, transition to digital signal, etc.).

The second expanded edition of the book was printed with the financial support of the Government Office for Gender Equality.

You can download "The Path to Your Own View" in PDF format.

The publication was created as part of the project "Raising local voices to the national level: charting a roadmap towards the effective implementation of anti-discrimination legislation at the local and national levels". The project was funded by the European Commission's PHARE line and the National Foundation for the Development of Civil Society. The aim of the book was to document the problems associated with discrimination against excluded and marginalized groups in five selected local government units - the Municipality of Erdut, Slavonia-Požega County, Šibenik-Knin County, Vis Island and Međimurje County; to find out about their needs and priorities, shortcomings and achievements, in order to convey what we have observed and heard to decision-makers at the local and national levels.