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Thursday, 13 May 2010
Twenty-Third Sitting of the Gender Equality Committee
On 13 May, the Gender Equality Committee held a sitting in the form of a roundtable to discuss female entrepreneurship in Serbia.
On 13 May, the Gender Equality Committee held a sitting in the form of a roundtable to discuss female entrepreneurship in
Mira Marjanovic, representative of the Gender Equality Directorate at the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, revealed data that show that the position of women in the job market was becoming more unfavourable and that 53% of the unemployed were women. She stressed that at the National strategy for the improvement of the position of women and improvement of gender equality gives priority to a higher employment of women and that an action plan for its implementation would in elaborate the measures and activities that should contribute to the strengthening of their economic situation more detail.
Ana Trbovic, Director of the
In the discussion the officials pointed out the need to secure budgetary funds to finance a programme aimed at developing female entrepreneurship (from the Development Fund, NIP and other state institutions). It was also said that in the preparation of the new development strategy for small and medium enterprises, supporting female entrepreneurship should be given more attention.
They also pointed out the importance of creating the conditions and establishing mechanisms for the implementation of the Gender Equality Law.
Committees related to this activity
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11.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - judges elected to judicial office for the first time take the oath of office before the National Assembly Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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11.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street)
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12.00 - opening of the exhibition marking 150 years since the birth of Mileva Maric Einstein (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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13.00 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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17.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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17.05 - National Assembly Deputy Speaker at the AEPA Association if Lawyers Conference: NO MORE SILENCE – ME AGAIN (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)