‘Empowerment of Romani Women within the European Framework of National Roma Inclusion Strategies’ – Country report on Croatia

This report, drafted by Niall Crowley, Angela Genova and Silvia Sansonetti, presents the results of the analysis of the empowerment of Romani women in Croatia.

The purpose of the study is to explore Romani women’s specific needs in Croatia and measures for their empowerment, aspects on which the Croatian strategy for Roma inclusion is focused. The study also presents selected good practices concerning the empowerment of Romani women in relation to the four key fields of intervention of the strategy for Roma inclusion, identified by the European institutions: education, employment, health, and housing.

Based on an integrated methodological approach, the authors come to the conclusion that in Croatia Romani women are highly vulnerable because of their socio-economic conditions and social exclusion, as in most of the other EU Member States. Romani women experience multiple discrimination from both mainstream society and the members of their own communities. 

The report is available here.