Annual Report for 2008
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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA GENDER EQUALITY OMBUDSPERSON ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2008 Zagreb, March 2009 CONTENTS 0. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 I. WORK INDICATORS FOR 2008 ................................................................................................................................... 5 1. STRUCTURE OF COMPLAINTS ........................................................................................................................... 7 2. STATISTICAL DATA .......................................................................................................................................... 7 3. STRUCTURE OF OTHER CASES ADDRESSED IN 2008. ......................................................................................... 8 II. ANALYSIS BY THE WORK AREA ............................................................................................................................ 10 1. EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR ............................................................................................................................. 10 1.1. COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED TO THE OMBUDSPERSON ................................................................. 12 1.2. THE NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR EMPLOYMENT, FOR PERIOD 2005 - 2008., RESULTS OF THE MEASURES OF THE ANNUAL PLAN FOR STIMULATING EMPLOYMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA IN 2008. ............................................................................................................................... 25 1.2.1. RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVES IN 2008. ...................... 25 1.2.2. UNEMPLOYMENT - STATISTICS AND DEVELOPMENTS ................................................................... 25 1.3. GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN JOB ADVERTISMENTS ................................................................. 26 1.4. STATUS OF WOMEN WITH FIXED-TERM CONTRACTS - SURVEY ............................................... 27 1.5. PANEL DISCUSSION "WOMEN AND POVERTY -JOB UNCERTAINTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT" 34 1.6. RESEARCH OF THE USE OF THE EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES (FOR 2008) OF THE SPECIAL GROUPS OF THE UNEMPLOYED: WOMEN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ................................................ 34 1.7. POLICE ACADEMY ............................................................................................................................. 39 2. FAMILY ....................................................................................................................................................... 40 2.1. VIOLENCE IN FAMILY ....................................................................................................................... 40 2.2. POLICE STATISTICAL DATA ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE .............................................................. 46 2.3. COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED TO THE OMBUDSPERSON ................................................................. 49 2.4. THE NATIONAL STRATEGYOF PROTECTION AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE, 2008 - 2010. ...... 59 2.5. Rules of Procedure in Cases of Family Violence .................................................................................. 66 2.6. PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT OF PERPETRATORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ....................... 75 3.1. PARENTAL CARE ................................................................................................................................ 78 3. SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES IN 2008. ...................................................................................... 89 4. FIELD OF EDUCATION ............................................................................................................................. 90 4.1. HIGH EDUCATION ............................................................................................................................. 95 4.1.1. GENDER ANALYSIS OF STATE GRANTS TO REGULAR STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES IN 2008. ................................................................................................................... 96 4.2. REVIEW OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION ........ 100 4.3. EDUCATION - OTHER ...................................................................................................................... 103 5. MEDIA ....................................................................................................................................................... 104 5.1. CASE DESCRIPTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 106 5.2. PROGRAM CONCEPTS .................................................................................................................... 110 5.3. ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES RELATED TO THE AREA OF GENDER EQUALITY. ........................... 113 5.4 GENDER ANALYSIS OF TV CONTENT ............................................................................................. 122 5.4.1. GENDER ANALYSIS OF TV COMMERCIALS ..................................................................................... 133 5.4.2. GENDER ANALYSIS OF TV SHOWS "GOOD MORNING CROATIA" AND "EVERYDAY" 148 6. WOMEN AND HEALTH .......................................................................................................................... 159 III. ACTIVITIES OF THE GENDER EQUALITY OMBUDSPERSON IN PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 163 1. NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY FOR PERIOD 2006.-2010 . 163 V. CONCLUDING COMMENTS .................................................................................................................................... 171 REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, GENDER EQUALITY OMBUDSPERSON – OFFICIAL REPORT FOR 2008 2 0. INTRODUCTION The Gender Equality Ombudsperson is founded by the Gender Equality Law on July 30, 2003 (The Official Gazette 116/03; hereinafter GEL), as one of the mechanisms for securing the implementation of GEL. On July, 15th 2008, on its 5th session, the Croatian Parliament passed a new Gender Equality Law (The Official Gazette 82/08) (hereinafter: GEL). GEL lays down a general framework of the protection and promotion of gender equality as the fundamental value of the constitutional order of the Republic of Croatia and defines and regulates the methods of protection from discrimination on grounds of sex as well as mechanisms for ensuring equal opportunities for both women and men. According to GEL, the Gender Equality Ombudsperson performs duties of an independent body for combating gender equality discrimination, monitoring the implementation of GEL and regulations concerning gender equality. Within his/hers competence, the Gender Equality Ombudsperson: 1. receives complaints by all the citizens and legal entities regarding gender equality discrimination, 2. assists the citizens and legal persons who filed complaints about gender discrimination in starting the judical procedure, 3. takes steps to investigate individual complaints prior to the legal proceedings, 4. with the consent of the parties involved, conducts a mediation process with a possibility of reaching an out-of-court settlement, 5. collects and analysis statistical data regarding cases of gender discrimination, 6. conducts independent researches on discrimination, publishes independent reports and exchanges available information with compatible European bodies. It is important to point out that, with the new GEL, the discrimination in the area of employment and labor has been explicitly forbidden in regards to pregnancy, parenthood and any form of custody. GEL also includes provisions concerning judicial protection and possibility of joint claims in discrimination cases. Apart from that, by the implementation of the special measures, an equal participation of women and men in the bodies of the legislative, executive and judical authority, including the public services, will be promoted, the inclusion of the under – represented sex will be gradually increased, so that its participation reaches the level of its share in the total population of the Republic of Croatia. According to GEL, the significant inbalance of one sex exists if the participation of one sex in the bodies of political and public decision-making is lower than 40%. With the purpose of the public informing, the office of the Gender Equality Ombudsperson has printed and distributed the Gender Equality Law, a leaflet with the fundamental as well as contact information regarding the juridiction and competence of the Gender Equality Ombudsperson. REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, GENDER EQUALITY OMBUDSPERSON – OFFICIAL REPORT FOR 2008 3 On July, 9th 2008, the Croatian Parliament passed the Anti-discrimination Act (The Official Gazette 85/08) with several articles addressing the competence and responsibilities of the Gender Equality Ombudsperson. The Anti-discrimination Act came will come into effect on January, 1st 2009. In accordance with Article 21 para. 1 of GEL article 18 of the Rules of Procedure of the Office of Gender Equality Ombudsperson (The Official Gazette 29/04), the Gender Equality Ombudsperson submits regular annual reports to the Croatian Parliament not later than March 31 of the current year. This is the sixth annual report submitted to the Croatian Parliament by the Gender Equality Ombudsperson