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In the series Succession, the youngest son of media mogul Logan Roy sexually harasses the head of his father’s media corporation. Although she makes it clear that his behaviour is unacceptable, the harassment only ends when his father finds out about it. The scene vividly illustrates how power relations can influence whether harassment is recognised and stopped. Although the story is fictional, the problem it portrays is very real. This is confirmed by the research conducted

Sexual harassment and gender-based violence represent fundamental forms of discrimination and human rights violations in the media sector as well, as demonstrated by research conducted by journalists’ unions, associations, and media organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia, and Croatia. Imagine working in three different positions and experiencing sexual harassment in each of them. This is exactly what happened to one of the journalists participating in the

Preliminary results of the study “Women in the Media” confirm the existence of a gap between declarative support and actual institutional responses to sexual harassment in newsrooms in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia. "I didn’t know what else to do or how to act without it turning out that I was the problem. I didn’t report it to anyone because my superior also made certain comments toward women… and I didn’t even know who I could turn to.” (excerpt from

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