Serbia’s Commissioner for the Protection of Equality on November 15 presented the Annual Media Award in the category of online media to Dragana Prica Kovacevic for her article, “Silenced By Scarcity: How Poverty Excludes Serbian Women From Civil Society”.
Prica Kovacevic received second prize for her reporting on the “feminisation of poverty” – a growing trend of poverty she identified that disproportionately affects women, particularly single mothers, retirees and those living in rural areas.
The article was produced as a part of BIRN’s Reporting Democracy project granting scheme, aimed at supporting journalists by commissioning stories and providing grants for in-depth features and investigations.
Serbia’s Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Annual Media Award was established nine years ago and is traditionally presented to mark International Day of Tolerance, with the aim of recognising journalism that has contributed to the fight against discrimination, the promotion of equality and tolerance, and the suppression of prejudices and stereotypes towards minority, marginalised and vulnerable groups.