Ombudsperson for gender equality invites you to EU Equal Pay Day on 4th November 2019 in Teatar&TD, Savska street 25 (Zagreb). Press conference will be held at 17.30 and performance Money is a noun of masculine gender at 18h.

EU Equal Pay Day marks the day when women symbolically stop getting paid compared to their male colleagues for the same job. Gender pay gap in EU was 16% in 2017.

Equal Pay Day in Croatia is organized within project “Equal rights – Equal pay – Equal pensions” – Expanding the scope of implementation of gender equality actions and legal standards towards achieving gender equality and combating poverty in Croatia, coordinated by Ombudsperson for gender equality.

Schedule:

17.30_press conference_Teatar &TD caffee

Speakers: Višnja Ljubičić (Ombudsperson for gender equality); Blaženka Divjak (minister of science and education); Marija Pletikosa (state secretary in the Ministry of Demographics, Family, Youth and Social Policy, Special Envoy of Prime Minister of Croatia) and representatives of partners’ organization: Josip Šipić (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb); Anamarija Tkalčec (CESI – Centre for Education, Counselling and Research); Igor Knežević (Retired Persons’ Trade Union of Croatia).

18.00h_performance Money is a noun of masculine gender, Teatar &TD

Performance is written by Petra Radin, directed by Mario Kovač, performed by Petra Težak, Petra Radin i Mario Kovač. Performance’s story is based on key economic indicators of the labour market.

The entrance is free, but please register for the event by email equal-rpp@prs.hr or phone 01/4848100 till 30 October 2019.

Event is supported by University of Zagreb Student Centre.