MONITORING REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 2023 ACTION PLAN FOR NATIONALSTRATEGY FOR GENDER EQUALITY 2021-2025

This monitoring research aims to assess the degree of implementation of the activities outlined in the 2023 Action Plan of the National Strategy for Gender Equality 2021-2025. We seek to determine whether the responsible entities have adhered to their commitments and to draw conclusions regarding actual changes in the status of target groups, primarily girls and women in Montenegro. The subject of this monitoring report includes the activities outlined in the Action Plan for 2023 and the results achieved within the reporting period. In addition to an overview of the implementation status, a review of all unimplemented activities, categorized by responsible institutions, is also provided.

The collected data and monitoring findings allow us to highlight the institutional areas and responsibilities that require further attention in the coming period to ensure a system that genuinely implements gender equality policies at all levels. Through this annual assessment of the 2023 Action Plan implementation, the Center for Women’s Rights contributes to all efforts made by the Department for Gender Equality within the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights. Despite working with insufficient capacities 1 for the horizontal monitoring of these policies under prescribed obligations, the Department has been diligent in its efforts. The purpose of this report is to present the state of this area as realistically as possible, to call the state to the task, to initiate public debate, and to advocate for substantive rather than declarative changes.