A lecture on "Why gender equality is useful for all" was held on November 18, 2021. at the Faculty of Business Economics in Bijeljina. The present students were introduced to the campaign "16 days of activism against gender-based violence" by a member of the Advisory Board of the Office for Gender Equality at the University of East Sarajevo, Prof. Dr. Srdjan Lalic. The students were addressed by the Dean, Prof. Dr. Vesna Petrović, and the lecture was given by Anja Rajak, Senior Assistant at the Faculty of Business Economics in Bijeljina. The aim of this presentation was to encourage students to re-examine gender-based assumptions, to introduce them to the meaning of feminism, to present current data on the position of women locally and globally, and to show them the benefits of gender equality for women and men, and for society as a whole.

The students were also addressed by Mladen Đurić, coordinator of the local volunteer service "Otaharin", who presented the projects that UG "Otaharin" has been implementing for years on the protection of women's rights and gender equality, as well as the results of research on gender awareness. equality. Students are invited to get involved in the upcoming activities as part of the campaign "16 days of activism against gender-based violence."