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Discrimination of Women in Management Positions in Politics in Croatia - The Case of Political Participation in Government Management between 1990 and 2016

Literature Item

Author Information:

• Name: Branimir Felger, Gordana Lesinger and Ivan Tanta
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://hrcak.srce.hr/

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent, and if at all, the transition path to modern democracy was accompanied by adequate political participation of women in management positions and the executive branch. It thus relates to the sphere of political power. The question is whether the proportion of women in the Croatian Government in the period 1990-2016 recorded an increase in relation to men? Since Croatia had a similar political path to declaring its independence like the neighboring Republic of Slovenia, a comparison was made regarding the proportion of women in the Croatian Government as opposed to the neighboring Slovenia. To further argue the data obtained from quantitative research, the share of women in the governments of Croatia and Slovenia was compared with the current average share of women in the governments of 28 EU member states. Th e first part describes how women in the world got the right to vote and the development of women’s rights in Croatia. A total of 13 Croatian Governments were analysed with an emphasis on the proportion of women in the executive branch, as well as areas of political interest to women in government. Th e proportion of women in the same period in Slovenia was also analyzed, and a comparison was made with the share of women in the Croatian Government. Consequently, an attempt was made to compare the proportion of women with the average share of women in the governments of the 28 EU countries.

Keywords:

women in politics, women in government, management, management functions, political communication

Publication Date:

Dec. 29, 2017

Source Specificity:

Public Policy Document

Website:

https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/283004

Power Domains:

Political

Methods Tools:

Awareness-raising, Monitoring, Benchmarking

Country:

Croatia

City:

Zagrebe

Implementation Scale:

National

Language:

English

Other Links:

https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/ekonomski-vjesnik/article/view/4971

https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/ekonomski-vjesnik/article/view/4971/3326