Rodna ravnopravnost u Srbiji: dostignuća, prepreke i perspektive
GENDER EQUALITY IN SERBIA: ACHIVEMENTS, OBSTACLES AND PERSPECTIVES

Author(s): Mirjana Dokmanović
Subject(s): History, Gender Studies, Sociology, Gender history
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: gender equality; discrimination against women; neoliberal state; transition; gender perspective; social justice
Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the state of play of gender equality in the Republic of Serbia in order to predict the perspective of realization of declared objectives in this field. Despite evident progress in harmonizing with the international and European standards of gender equality, and establishing legal, political and institutional framework of gender equality, Serbia lags behind reaching de facto gender equality. Many sectoral policies are still gender blind, perpetuating inequalities between women and men. Violence against women, sexism, gender stereotypes and prejudices are widespread in all spheres of public and private life. Repatriarchalization of the society is caused by power structures based on the logic of capital and neoliberal state. The possibilities of transformation of gender relations solely by using gender equality policies are limited, due to interdependence of political, economic, social and cultural processes. Gender equality, social justice and human rights cannot be achieved by methods of the classical economic policy, as it is based on traditional gender roles, class and national hierarchies, and on the privileged male agent. There is a need for a turning point towards a new paradigm based on fundamental humanism and respect for human dignity.

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