Constitutional Session of the Committee for Gender Equality of the Municipality of Tovarnik 

Women’s Association Vukovar started the initiative for establishment of three local committees for gender equality in Vukovar-Srijem County. This initiative has, through the project “Promoting Gender Equality in Vukovar-Srijem County by Supporting Establishment of City/Municipal Commissions for Gender Equality”, been supported by the World Bank Croatia Office.

As the result of this initiative, on April 21, 2010 the constitutional session of the Committee for Gender Equality of the Municipality of Tovarnik has been held in the Municipal Hall. The Committee is established as a working-advisory body of the Municipal Council with the main task of implementation of the Law on Gender Equality and the National Policy for Gender Equality Mainstreaming 2006-2010 in the area of Tovarnik Municipality as well as implementation of other tasks focused on promotion of equality between women and men.

The work domain of the Committee is determined by the Decision on establishment of Committee for Gender Equality brought by the Municipal Council on March 19, 2010. The financial and other means for work of the Committee will be secured in the municipal budget.

The members of the Committee were nominated by the institutions and organizations existing in the area of Tovarnik Municipality. The members of the Committee are:

Ivana Lovric, Member of the Municipal Council

Monika Nikolic, Secretary with the Elementary School Ilaca

Tatjana Vuko Pejak, Secretary with the Elementary School Tovarnik

Ivanka Dragicevic, Secretary of Women’s Association Tovarnik

Zoran Markovic, Officer with Police Station Tovarnik

Anica Vulic, Program Manager of the Home Assistance Program

Ika Marukic, Accountant with Single Administrative Department of the Municipality of Tovarnik

Elizabeta Maricic, Head of the Single Administrative Department of the Municipality of Tovarnik

At the constitutional session the members of the Committee elected the leadership of the Committee – Tatjana Vuko Pejak as Chairperson and Elizabeta Maricic as Vice Chairperson and Secretary.