Feminism and the State
The purpose of the research was to trace institutional mechanisms and their mandates and to examine the history and social-political context in which they originated. In particular, the research sought to evaluate the influence of civil society in these developments, analyze its activities, and determine the overall impact on the status of women in Croatia in the present day.
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RESEARCH ON TEEN DATING VIOLENCE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
SUMMARY Until recently, the problem of teen dating violence in the Republic of Croatia has not been the issue for social research initiatives. Only in 2004, we conducted an action research which showed that 60% of adolescents have experienced some kind of relationship violence, and that (...)
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Research - Equal Opportunities on the Labour Market
Summary The research "Equal Opportunities on the Labour Market" was carried out on the public and private sector companies, as well as among the employees from the different companies in the Zagreb area in order to gain a better insight in the position of women on the labour market and (...)
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Research on attitudes, recognition and understanding of gender based violence in adolescents? relationships
A research on attitudes, recognition and understanding of gender based violence in adolescents? relationships, has been conducted, through focused group discussions and questionnaire. 612 adolescents from 22 secondary schools in the Republic of Croatia have answered the questionnaire. The research findings indicate that about 60% of young people have experienced certain form of violence in a relationship, and 43% of them state that they have behaved in violent way within a relationship. 87% of young women and 57% of young men regard that dating violence within adolescents? relationships is serious problem. Numerous data point out the need for including gender perspective in programmes of violence prevention among youth. For example, every fourth young men regards that the girl is expected to agree to sexual intercourse with young man who has spent significant amount of money during the date. 28% of young men and 8% of young women regard that when women say NO they think YES. 25% of young men and 12% of young women do not consider that forcing person to sexual intercourse is violent behaviour. 51% of young men and 31% of young women think that women should be careful not to provoke men. Research results were used in creating prevention programme and within campaign.
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Monitoring and evaluation of the Building Gender Awareness Experimental Programme for High-school students
CESI has completed the implementation of the Building Gender Awareness Experimental Programme for High-school students supported by the European Commission. This pilot programme lasted for 10 class-periods and included both theoretical and practical sections relating to the impact of society and culture in shaping gender roles and identities. The pilot programme was conducted over a period of 2-3 months and facilitated by high-school teachers who completed CESI?s Training of trainers - Building Gender Awereness and had previous experience in conducting this kind of education. The implementation of the programme was monitored and evaluated by Centre for Educational Research and Development (CERD) and CESI. We created a questionnaire in order to examine possible changes in the knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviour of adolescents. The questionnaire was administered before the programme, as well as six months after its completion. In addition to the 300 students who participated in the pilot, the questionnaire was also administered to a group of 300 students who were not participants. The project's evaluation also included interviews with high-school teachers (trainers and others) and students about conducting an experimental programme within a school environment. Based on the results of the experimental programme, we published a booklet containing a detailed description of the project's implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
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Urgently Claiming the Future: Focus on Gender for Safer Sexual Relationships
This research received financial support from the Special Program of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (World Health Organization), and UNICEF.
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