Međunarodne studije, Vol. IX No. 1, 2009.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Women in Croatia and NATO: In Favor Of, Against or ...
Smiljana Leinert Novosel
; Fakultet političkih znanosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Gender sensitive policy is nowadays accepted not only in the EU member states, but also in those countries aspiring for the membership. Success of this policy is affiliated to changes in people's consciousness, their gender sensibility in every day life, which is not completely the case according to Croatian and European experiences. Egalitarian gender roles are obviously only generally accepted whilst those traditional dominate personal lives. During the past fifteen years men and women in Croatia have witnessed the decrease of interest for politics; however it is proven that higher the education is the stronger is the interest for politics among both genders.
This European "legitimacy" also takes into account the age data: population older then fifty is the most interested one in politics regardless the gender, while among young population mostly men are interested in politics. Support for integrations in general could be related to the interest for politics and further on to the higher education. Euro-Atlantic integration processes are mainly supported by highly educated population with the high interest in politics, among which there are more women. Lower interest in politics means stronger apathy among women, insecurity in stating their own opinion, which is rarely followed by resistance towards integrations. According to the prediction, despite of NATO's sensitive gender approach, support of women in Croatia for NATO membership is lower then that for the EU and that of men showing the same level of interest in politics. Briefly, dominant support for EU membership comes from highly educated and politically motivated women, while NATO membership is mostly supported by highly educated men with emphasized interest in politics.
Ključne riječi
gender sensitive policy; women; European Union; NATO
Hrčak ID:
291344
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Datum izdavanja:
1.2.2009.
Posjeta: 527 *