Serbia's Government decided to declare June 11 the Day of Gender Equality, Zorana Mihajlovic, a minister and the head of the Coordination Body for Gender Equality, said on Wednesday.
We chose June 11, the day when the education of women in Serbia was approved in 1842. Prince Mihailo’s decree allowed Natalija Petrovic and Sofia and Katarina Lekic to open a school for girls. With the right to vote, the education of girls and women is a sure path to a better and a high-quality life.
Mihajlovic added that the establishment of the Day of Gender Equality would raise awareness of its importance as a precondition for the progress of the entire society and one of the fundamental values of a democratic state.
