ZAGREB, Feb 16 (Hina) – The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Women’s Forum said on Saturday that member of parliament Ines Strenja Linić of the MOST party engaged in discrimination of women by saying that young girls who start drinking early in life were certain to experience unwanted pregnancy.
Alcohol consumption is one of the many serious problems affecting young people in Croatia, but to single out girls in that context is discriminatory, the SDP Women’s Forum said in a comment on the statement Strenja Linić made during a parliamentary debate on Friday.
The statement contains the stereotype that young women are the only ones responsible for risky sexual behaviour when drinking alcohol, the SDP Women’s Forum said.
“Children urgently need quality, scientifically based and comprehensive education about the importance of gender equality, health protection, sexuality, various types of addiction… Considering the frequency of inappropriate statements coming from people in important and responsible positions who influence public opinion in many ways, a large number of adults, too, could benefit from such education,” the SDP Women’s Forum said.
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