Day January 23, 2023 In a hybrid form, a training session was held for representatives of civil society organizations, local government and the University of Zadar, Department of Sociology under the name "Introducing the results of research and public opinion polls and exchanging acquired knowledge and experiences"The training took place within the framework of the project "The impact of public policies on the quality of family and working life and on the demographic picture of Croatia - spaces of change" which was co-financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund.
In the first training session, Pavao Parunov, Sara Čović and Valerija Barada presented the results of the survey of public opinion and the needs of parents of minor children (survey results and focus groups) entitled "Family policies: for whom and when?" while in the second session, Jasna Račić and Blanka Čop presented the results of literature research on the reconciliation of private and business life. Anamarija Tkalčec (CESI) enriched the training by presenting the results of the research conducted by the CESI association as part of their Parents@Work project, entitled "Let's change the attitude! - Parents in the workplace - between harmonizing obligations and discrimination". 
After the presentation, the training continued in the form of an exercise where participants jointly named policies and measures that could have an impact on the reconciliation of family and work life. Following this, stakeholders were identified who could be approached with the aim of changing public policies.
Day January 24, 2023, was held meeting with the participants of the above-mentioned training and continued work on developing ideas and proposals for public policy guidelines. The focus was on promoting paternity and parental leave as a measure that not only allows men to better connect with their children but also reduces the burden on mothers. A plan for the next few months was developed, which included actions that should directly affect the level of awareness of the benefits of equal parenting and thus contribute to a better balance between family and work life.
The project leader is the BaBe association, and the project partners are: the University of Zadar, the City of Novska, Vukovar-Srijem County, the Association for Human Rights and Civic Participation PaRIter, the Association 'HERA' Križevci - For the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, the Center for Civic Initiatives Poreč, the Women's Association "IZVOR", the Croatian Association of Business Women Krug, Domine - an organization for the promotion of women's rights, the Space for Gender and Media Culture K-Zona, and the Croatian Youth Network.
