Perception of gender (in)equality from a perspective of women of different generations

U radu je provedeno kvalitativno istraživanje kojim se nastojalo utvrditi kakva je percepcija, ali i iskustvo spolne/rodne (ne)jednakosti iz perspektive žena različite generacijske dobi, uzimajući u obzir važne segmente socijalnog života sugovornica kao što su obitelj, tržište rada, politika, obrazovanje, ali i mediji. Isto tako, bilo je važno vidjeti kakva su njihova razmišljanja o nasilju nad ženama te o osobama drukčijih spolnih orijentacija. Istraživanje je utemeljeno na pregledu i analizi relevantne literature, a podatci su prikupljeni metodom polustrukruriranog intervjua na uzorku od šest sugovornica različite dobi. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju kako sugovornice smatraju da je u društvu prisutna spolna/rodna nejednakost, a najrazvidnija je na području tržišta rada za koje navode da su je i same iskusile. Razlog tomu, ali i općenito nepovoljnijem položaju žena u društvu u odnosu na muškarce, je problem moći i muške dominacije koja je povijesno ukorijenjena u društvene odnose sustavom patrijarhata, a nerijetko se manifestira i kao oblik nasilja. U društvu postoje snažni dispariteti između žena i muškaraca u pristupima, šansama i resursima što ovo istraživanje i pokazuje. S druge strane, najmanja razvidnost spolne/rodne nejednakosti je vezana uz ulogu žena u obitelji. To se može objasniti time da privatnu sferu žene i dalje doživljavaju predodređenom uglavnom za žene pa stoga nisu u tolikoj mjeri svjesne nejednakosti koja je prisutna u tom području. Ono što se u istraživanju pokazalo važnim jest činjenica da u pravilu ne postoji razlika u percepciji spolne/rodne (ne)jednakosti s obzirom na generacijsku dob sugovornica, ali nijansiranijim uvidima ipak su oko nekih tema uočljive razlike. Sve sugovornice smatraju kako postoji pozitivan pomak u pogledu rodne jednakosti u odnosu na prošla desetljeća te da su mlađe generacije emancipiranije.In this paper a qualitative research was carried out which sought to determine perception and experience of sex/gender (in)equality from a perspective of women of different generations, taking into account the important segments of the social life of the interlocutors such as family, labor market, education and also, media. Also it was important to see what they think about violence against women and about people of different sexual orientations.This qualitative research was based on analysis and oversight of relevant literature. Research data are based on semi-structured interviews with six women of different ages. Results of this research show how women consider gender inequality in the society, and how it is the most visible in the labour market, which they experienced themselves. Reason for this but also for the inequal position of women in society in general refers to the problem of power and male domination, which is historically rooted in the social relations of the system of patriarchy, and is often manifested as a form of violence. In society there are still strong disparities between women and men in access, chances and resources what this research shows. On the other side, the smallest visibility of sexual/gender inequality is related to the role of women in the family. This can be justified by the fact that the private sphere is still presumed as women’s sphere and therefore not so much awareness of the sex/gender inequality is present in this area. Research shows that there is no significant difference in the perception of women of different generations concerning sex/gender inequality, but there are nuanced differences concerning some topics. All interlocutors consider that there is a positive progress in gender equality over the past decades and that younger generations are more emancipated