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When journalists are silenced by fear, the public interest suffers Sexual harassment in newsrooms in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina has been hidden for years behind professional silence, uncertain contracts, and power hierarchies. Although laws formally prohibit discrimination and violence, practice shows that protection for female journalists and media workers is often lacking. Can a Rulebook on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment become a turning poin

After rejecting a colleague's offer of sexual intercourse, the respondent in a survey we are conducting as part of the project "Ending workplace harassment in the media industry in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina - Women in the Media,"  experienced various forms of psychological harassment and emotional blackmail in the workplace. She did not turn to anyone for help. Neither did more than a hundred female journalists from newsrooms in Slovenia, Croatia, S

Although the issue of gender-based violence against women at media workplace is a global issue, and it is also present in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, data to support the claim, and consequently monitor the improvement of the situation, is rather scarce. Women in the media often do not feel safe to speak out, mainly for fear of reprisals, of losing their jobs or not receiving the necessary support. In the three-year project "Women in the Media" (202