Women's Parliamentary Network of the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina

The Women's Parliamentary Network of the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina (hereinafter: Women's Parliamentary Network), as an informal group of women deputies (regardless of their political party affiliation) acts for the purpose of achieving principles and goals which guarantee parliamentary democracy, rule of law and human rights. Members of the Women's Parliamentary Network are equal in their rights and duties.

Activities of the Women's Parliamentary Network are regulated by the Rules of Procedure of the  Women's Parliamentary Network of the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina. The  Women's Parliamentary Network achieves the Programme principles and goals jointly and unitarily through promotion of the women's rights, active participation in decision-making process, as well as the process of strengthening and advocating democracy in all social spheres, such as:

• respect for people, their dignity, rights and freedoms regardless of religion, racial and ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, political believes and social status;
• protection of rights of employees;
• protection of rights and freedoms of neglected persons, persons deprived of their rights, as well as disabled persons; 
• protection of national minority rights;
• achievement  of gender equality;
• protection and improvement of the status of a family;
• protection and realisation of citizens' interests;
• protection of guranteed rights to property, health care and social protection, education, work, pension, environmental and other rights;
• achievement and safeguarding of democratic, political and legal order in the country, as well as the rule of law and social justice;
• establishing of European standards of living for all social classes and balanced and accelerated social development;
• improvement of development of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, local self-governments and balanced regional development;
• monitoring of decision making and execution and submission of initiatives.

Pursuant to the Programme principles and goals, the Women's Parliamentary Network cooperates with committees of the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina (in particular, with the Committee on Gender Equality), political parties, local self-governments, non-governmental sector, national and interregional institutions.

Bodies of the Women's Parliamentary Network are as follows: the Assembly and the Executive Board. The Women's Parliamentary Network is represented by a Coordinator and a Deputy Coordinator. The activities of the Network are public, carried out through organisation of public seminars, forums, participation in round tables by means of official Internet presentations and other forms of action which could influence the public opinion of citizens.

The Rules of Procedure of the Women's Parliamentary Network regulates the name, transparency of activities, programme principles and goals, members, rights and duties of members, forms of organisation, managing authorities, election, dismissal, term of office, cessation of work, as well as other issues of interest to the work of the Women's Parliamentary Network.

Rules of Procedure of the Women’a Parliamentary Network of the AP Vojvodina Assembly may be downloaded using the following link:

Rules of Procedure of the Women’a Parliamentary Network of the AP Vojvodina Assembly

 

 

Members of the Women's Parliamentary Network, November 8th 2016 

 

АCTIVITIES OF THE WOMEN'S PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AP VOJVODINA

• The constitutive session of the Women's Parliamentary Network held on 16 September 2016
• A meeting of the Women's Parliamentary Network and representatives of local self-governments and gender equality mechanisms held on 26 September 2016
• Representatives of the Women's Parliamentary Network attended the Belgrade Security Forum on 13 October 2016
• Women provincial deputies attended the „Creativity of Rural Women in Vojvodina“ fair in Zrenjanin on 15 October 2016
• Members of the APV Assembly Women’s Parliamentary Network attended the fourth National Conference of the Women’s Parliamentary Network on 04 November 2016
• Meeting with the Deputies of Bački Petrovac Municipal Assembly, 07 November 2016
• Women’s Parliamentary Network seminar on gender budgeting was held on 08 November 2016
• Press conference on the occasion of “16 Days of Activism against Gender – Based Violence” and of signing a petition to designate 18 May a Day of Remembrance of the Murdered Women Victims of Violence, on 24 November 2016.
• “Women and Politics” book promoted on 05 December 2016
• More intensive cooperation between the National Assembly and the Assembly of Vojvodina women’s parliamentary networks agreed on 23 December 2016.
• Sixth session of the Women’s Parliamentary Network held 31.01.2017
• Women’s Parliamentary Network supports higher presence of women in the media and public 23.02.2017.
• Event on Gender Equality and Women’s Rights, 8 March 2017
• The Women’s Parliamentary Network session was held on 17 May 2017
• Women’s Parliamentary Network session held on 23 October 2017
• Public discussion titled „Together Against Violence Against Women“ held in Mali Iđoš on 4 December 2017
• Public discussion titled „Together Against Violence Against Women“ held in Ada on 6 December 2017
• Two public discussions titled „Together Against Violence Against Women“ held in Vrbas and Odžaci on 7 December 2017
• Members of the Women’s Parliamentary Network of the Assembly of AP Vojvodina participated in the 5th National Conference of the Women’s Parliamentary Network on 15 December 2017
• The Women’s Parliamentary Network at the solemn session of Bečej Municipal Assembly, 7th March 2018.
• Conference on institutional support for women’s health improvement held in Vojvodina Assembly, 20th March 2018.
• Member of the Women’s Parliamentary Network Executive Board Mia Strajin at the International Conference “Gender Equality and Corruption“ in Sarajevo, 16th May 2018.
• Women’s Parliamentary Network session held, 25th June 2018.
• President Aras at the Women’s Parliamentary Network conference on the economic empowerment of women, 05th October 2018.
• Women’s Parliamentary Network session held, 06th November 2018.
• Најављене активности поводом Међународне кампање „16 дана активизма против насиља над женама”, 23. 11. 2018.
• Presentation of Milica Miletić Tomić book Lessons and Polemics at the Women’s Parliamentary Network session, 26th November 2018.
• Women’s Parliamentary Network session held, 03rd December 2018.
• Members of the Executive Board of the Women’s Parliamentary Network on a working meeting with coordinators of women’s councilor networks on 05/06/2019
• Women’s Parliamentary Network of the AP Vojvodina Assembly announcing activities in seven local self-governments on 08/10/2019
• Women’s Parliamentary Network on a round table on the status of women in Odžaci on 10/10/2019

 

 

Members of the Women's Parliamentary Network at the founding meeting with guests, Čortanovci, September 2013 

 

• Intitative for founding the Women's Parliamentary Network at the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina on 6 September 2013
• Meeting of the Women's Parliamentary Network of the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina on 1 October 2013
• Conference „Together Against Violence Against Women“ held on 25 November 2013 at the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina
• Announced activities of the Women's Parliamentary Network during „16 Days of Activism“ on 25 November 2013
• Public forums of the Women's Parliamentary Nework on the topic of combatiing violence against women held in Subotica and Kikinda on 28 November 2013
• Conference „Together Against Violence Against Women“ held on 2 December 2013 in Pančevo
• The Women's Parliamentary Network held the conference on combating violence against women in Sremska Mitrovica on 3 December 2013
• Information on activities of the Women's Parliamentary Network of the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina presented on 5 December 2013
• The Women's Parliamentary Network at the public forum held in Zrenjanin under the motto: „Things That Nobody Likes Should Be Changed“ on 9 December 2013
• Meeting of the members of the Women's Parliamentary Network with women aldermen from local assemblies and representatives of NGOs from Vojvodina held at the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina on 23 December 2013
• Meeting of  the Women's Parliamentary Network Coordinator with women aldermen of the Municipal Assembly of Bačka Palanka-Exchange of experience in the process of founding the women's network
• Round table titled „Together in Combat Against Cervical Cancer„ held at the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina on 24 January 2014
• The conference on labour and social rights of women was held at the Assembly of AP Vojvodina 4.03.2014
• Delegation of Women’s Parliamentary Network and Committee on Gender Equality in Sremska Mitrovica on 20/10/2014
• Members of the Executive Committee of the Women’s Parliamentary Network had talks with Daša Šašić Šilović, President of the Network of Gender Equality Institutions for the South East Europe on 23/10/2014
• International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the tenth anniversary of the Life Without Violence Network celebrated at the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina on 25 November 2014
• The first in a series of open forums called "Together in Elimination of Violence against Women" held in Bački Petrovac on 26 November 2014
• "Together in Elimination of Violence against Women" organised in Žitište on 27 November 2014
• Women representatives of provincial mechanisms for gender equality participated in an open forum held in Bečej on 2 December 2014
• Women members of the Committee on Gender Equality and Women's Parliamentary Network discussed the joint elimination of violence against women in Inđija on 4 December 2014
• Open forum held on 8 December 2014 in Novi Kneževac marked the end of the gender equality campaign of provincial mechanisms in the framework of the  "16 Days of Action for the Elimination of Violence against Women" 8 December 2014
• Model law on gender equality presented at the Assembly of the AP Vojvodina  on 4 February 2015
• Session of the Women's Parliamentary Network of AP Vojvodina Assembly held on 20 February 2015
• Round table called  "Women's Reader Initiative" held on 26 February 2015
• Visit of women members of the Women's Parliamentary Network and Committee on Gender Equality to Bačka Topola and Subotica on 4 March 2015
• Women’s Parliamentary Network members attended the Women’s Platform for Development of Serbia presentation and signing ceremony, 06/03/2015
• Women’s Parliamentary Network members supported the establishment of women councillors’ networks in Bela Crkva and Vršac, 13/03/2015
• Conference titled “European Perspectives of Development of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women” held at the Assembly of AP Vojvodina, 30/03/2015
• Conference titled “Resolution 1325: Women’s Face of the Peace and Stability” held at the Assembly of AP Vojvodina, 11/05/2015
  
• Public hearing on the topic of “Single Parents – Enhancing the Mandatory Child Support System” organised at the Assembly of AP Vojvodina, 25/05/2015
• Women’s Parliamentary Network representatives on Resolution 1325 - "Women’s Face of the Peace and Stability” in Sombor, 05/06/2015
• Women’s Parliamentary Network members in a working visit to Zrenjanin, 08/06/2015 
• Open forum on Resolution 1325: "Women’s Face of the Peace and Stability” in Subotica, 11/06/2015
• Women’s Parliamentary Network members on Resolution 1325 - "Women’s Face of the Peace and Stability” in Sremska Mitrovica, 16/06/2015
• Working meeting held on the proposed Draft Law on Gender Equality, 29/07/2015
  

Contact information: 

Tasks of the Informal Group Secretary shall be carried out by: Covic Viktoria

Тel: +381 21 487 41 68

e-mail: zpmapv@skupstinavojvodine.gov.rs

Аddress: Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina

Vladike Platona 1

21108 Novi Sad

Republic of Serbia