Jovana Marović
Muntenegro
Jovana Marović (PhD, Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade) is a Vice President of the United Reform Action (URA), a pro-European green political party in Montenegro. From 2004 until 2021, Jovana worked as a Counselor for the European Union within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ multilateral department, an advisor for International Relations and European Integration within the Cabinet of the Budva Municipality’s Mayor, a Research Coordinator at the Institute Alternative (a think tank), a Special Advisor to the Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, and the Executive Director of the Politikon Network, a think tank based in Podgorica. Jovana was a Member of the Working Group for Chapter 23, Judiciary and Fundamental Rights from 2012-2021, within the Montenegrin Accession Negotiations for EU membership, and a member of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group, BiEPAG, from 2015-2021.
”Whoever is afraid of feminism, is afraid to admit and accept that, fundamentally, women are strong beings. In various societies, over centuries, political leaders have made use of many skills and tricks to keep women power under control. On the other hand, power comes with responsibility – always. Admitting that you are strong means taking responsibility for this power. Sometimes that overwhelms.”
