Meeting of Coordination body for gender equality

A meeting of the Coordination Body for gender equality was held in the Government building to announce that by March 1, Action plan will have been developed with concrete projects and deadlines for implementation through which women in Serbia will be given support to engage in entrepreneurship.

We want to raise the issue of gender equality at the government level. We will support women to enter into business in all segments possible because it is a way to be independent and to participate in economic development. We are women and we immediately move into action, said Zorana Mihajlovic, vice president of the Serbian government and president of this body after a meeting attended by representatives of more than 30 women business associations from all over Serbia.

This meeting was the first meeting with women entrepreneurs, women in business, economy. These women now represent hundreds of women who are already in business or wishing to do business because we think it is a possibility for Serbia to develop faster, said Mihajlovic.

Violeta Jovanovic, NALED Executive Director and President of Ethno Network, said that through this initiative we can influence the regulations and procedures that prevent greater participation of women in business and leadership positions in politics and the economy.

This initiative is an excellent first step in this direction and comes at the right time when a new strategy on the development of entrepreneurship is being enacted. We have proposed concrete measures and programs to support rural women in growing their skills that can generate a source of income for their families, concluded Jovanovic.

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