Marija Babovic
Serbia
Dr Marija Babovic is full professor at the Department for Sociology of the Faculty of Philosophy – University of Belgrade. She has been lecturing Economic Sociology, Sociology of Work, Contemporary Economic Migration and Sustainable Development. Her main area of research is socio-economic development with particular focus on social inclusion, mobility, inequality, including gender inequalities. She has over 20 years of experience in research on social changes, gender equality and social inclusion of diverse vulnerable groups, such as Roma, forced migrants, unemployed, people under risk of poverty, population living in rural areas. She has cooperated with international organizations, such as UN Women, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Trust Fund, OSCE in Serbia and wider region of South-East Europe. She is representative of European Anti Poverty Network – Serbia in the European Anti-Poverty Network – Europe. She has published large number of monographs, articles in monographs, and journal papers, and has participated in numerous national and international scientific and civil society conferences.
”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.”
