As a young girl, Irena Bjelica had to furtively sneak to football training in defiance of a family who thought she would be better suited as a dancer or model. Today the 24-year-old is a defender for ...

The negotiations to end the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina marked a missed opportunity to challenge the traditional absence of women in political processes and peacebuilding, and the effects are ...

According to Human Rights Watch, gender-based violence and femicide remain serious concerns in Bosnia: "I have been working a lot for the safety of women in Bosnia. We had several domestic violence ...

Today the 24-year-old is a defender for one of Bosnia's top women's football clubs, a team that is winning matches but still trying to win more fans as it battles gender norms in the patriarchical ...