Sanja Nikolin
Serbia
Sanja Nikolin is a Western Balkans aficionado and a big supporter of innovation, entrepreneurship – and more broadly – collaborative problem-solving approaches. She has more than 25 years of international development experience, 20 years of management experience, 15 years of consulting experience and more than 3 years of coaching experience. She is an entrepreneur in the knowledge economy, activist of the Women’s Platform for the Development of Serbia, and active supporter of disability rights and other groups working towards equality and non-discrimination. Sanja Nikolin is a seasoned researcher, policy impact monitor and evaluator.
Most recently, she led a UN Women-funded National Alliance for Local Economic Development’s comprehensive gender impact analyses of economic policy outcomes in Serbia. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Social Policy and Planning in Developing Countries from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her work focuses on social innovation, entrepreneurship development, economic empowerment of women and institutionalization of gender responsive budgeting.
”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.”
