The position of women in Croatia today is extremely poor. During my studies, I focused on women's issues, including my thesis and final project. As a woman in Croatia, I encounter situations where people say, "What more do you need? You have all the rights." Yet we see cases where a policeman kills a woman he’s not even in an intimate relationship with. These things are just starting. My colleagues constantly complain about receiving derogatory comments from taxi drivers or people in passing. People don’t understand that every interaction we have, in any setting—school, work, the street—men consume us in every possible way. So I think our position is absolutely ungrateful. Despite all the rights people claim we have, we are not safe. I, for one, can say that if I interact with a man, I don’t know how he will react or what he might do to me. We live with a certain fear, which we either become aware of or internalize as normal until someone points out that it’s not. ------- „From5To95“ is an art project which serves as a platform for women´s stories and experiences. Every woman represents a year in a woman´s life- from 5 to 95. #from5to95 #od5do95 More on: https://www.od5do95.com https://www.facebook.com/Od5Do95/ https://twitter.com/Od5Do95

One of the first bad experiences that made me feel older was when... you'll have to cut a lot because I'll pause a lot. So, I worked as a waitress, and there was a baptism, and there was a man who kept bothering me all the time. Which I didn't see in that way because in my head, I was a little girl, and he was a man of 50, 60 years old. And I didn't see it in any sexual way as threatening; I just saw him as an annoying man who got drunk because I couldn't imagine that someone could see me, at I don't know, 16 years old, as a sexual object, especially someone so much older than me. He bothered me, and it crossed boundaries, and then I started to realize what was happening and started to ignore him. I told him to go away, stopped serving him, told my colleagues to serve him instead. And then once I went to the bathroom, he followed me into the bathroom. And then we had a very unpleasant conversation there, which ended with me locking myself in the bathroom and screaming for him to leave. Yes, and that was like the first time when I realized that maybe I'm not as young as I consider myself to be for other people. I grew up in an environment where my parents and my family are quite liberal and very supportive of women's rights, quite feminist-minded. And so, when I was little, I didn't experience that much injustice in the position of women because it was fair in my environment. And so that's another one of those bubbles that breaks every day for me. I realize that it's actually not that equal. I was taught by my family and my environment to fight, and I have never not fought for rights or thought that women don't deserve more rights. But I didn't see that much need, and every day I see a greater and greater need. ------- „From5To95“ is an art project which serves as a platform for women´s stories and experiences. Every woman represents a year in a woman´s life- from 5 to 95. #from5to95 #od5do95 More on: https://www.od5do95.com https://www.facebook.com/Od5Do95/ https://twitter.com/Od5Do95

I had a grandmother, unfortunately she passed away two years ago, but she was quite different, yet quite similar to me because she was also very sensitive, very gentle, and extremely caring. And I would say a very strong woman. But again, I'm a person who likes to fight for myself and likes to speak up if something isn't fair, and I know she wasn't like that. She preferred to remain silent, endure, and adapt to others much more and accommodate others. And I was like that for a long time too, but then I realized that it didn't really help me, so I changed that. And now I'm not the type of person who will always just cater to everyone and put myself first as well. It's just a bit sad because I know she could have had a wonderful life. ------- „From5To95“ is an art project which serves as a platform for women´s stories and experiences. Every woman represents a year in a woman´s life- from 5 to 95. #from5to95 #od5do95 More on: https://www.od5do95.com https://www.facebook.com/Od5Do95/ https://twitter.com/Od5Do95

The position of women in Croatia today, I think, is worse than it was in 1945 after World War II; we've regressed since 1991 because the Church is listened to too much. Because you have to be quiet. More and more young women are being raised to be good homemakers, to bear children. Woman, mother, queen. I think it's much worse than it used to be. For heaven's sake, it's 2024. We have to fight for women's rights to decide for themselves about abortion. What more do you need? After World War II, in 1945, just 2 or 3 months later, Yugoslavia granted women the right to vote, while Switzerland granted that voting right in 1979. And now, we're discussing whether we'll have the right to decide on our own. They kneel there in front of the statue at Ban Jelačić Square in Zagreb. I think the position of women has gone downhill in the last 30 years. I'm not too optimistic about the younger generations because I believe that young people need to have some kind of rebellion within them; they need to be revolutionary. ------- „From5To95“ is an art project which serves as a platform for women´s stories and experiences. Every woman represents a year in a woman´s life- from 5 to 95. #from5to95 #od5do95 More on: https://www.od5do95.com / od5do95 / od5do95

We're somehow a very feminine family. Everyone has daughters, including me, so that feminine side is extremely strong. My relationship with my mother, I think, is important and has defined me to a large extent. Although she emerged from an extremely traditional context within a traditional island family, she became independent very early on. She came to Rijeka at the age of 15 and built her own life from then on. Despite being shaped by that traditional context, she actually took on all the family and household responsibilities while working, but she didn't pass that onto me or my daughter. She aimed to create a space of independence and freedom for us. Even in the late nineties in Rijeka, where companies were closing down, and our entire family actually lived off her salary, she was never against me studying art. So, she truly provided strong, unconditional support. And I think that significantly shaped me, but on the other hand, also a responsibility to build something from that space and what was given to me, not to completely squander it. ------- „From5To95“ is an art project which serves as a platform for women´s stories and experiences. Every woman represents a year in a woman´s life- from 5 to 95. #from5to95 #od5do95 More on: https://www.od5do95.com https://www.facebook.com/Od5Do95/ https://twitter.com/Od5Do95

I feel like I'm constantly changing, so it doesn't come as a shock to me, but I believe in personal growth, so it would be really strange if I hadn't moved from some point. But, even so, practically everything has changed. I think I've changed my life completely, from my circle of friends to the city, everything. I think that has to change you. I mean, I'm not a psychopath. I have an invisible vest that's completely riddled on both sides. And if I were to highlight one thing, let's start from the beginning. Surely it has influenced me. My father's death. That's what happened at the earliest age. Being born in '91 in Vukovar isn't great, and then you come to another city where the surroundings don't understand you, and you're actually an outsider within your own country. You don't belong anywhere, and maybe I'm still struggling with that question of identity today. But recently, I realized that I'm really not a child anymore, and there's an advantage in that quest for identity; when it's forcibly taken away from you, then you have to plant something yourself and decide who and what you'll be. ------- „From5To95“ is an art project which serves as a platform for women´s stories and experiences. Every woman represents a year in a woman´s life- from 5 to 95. #from5to95 #od5do95 More on: https://www.od5do95.com https://www.facebook.com/Od5Do95/ https://twitter.com/Od5Do95

What seems like it will be forever won't be. Things come and go, they change, they have their ups and downs, and that's part of life. You have the right to change your mind. You always have that "no" in your pocket. You have the right to use it. You don't have to justify saying "no" to anyone. It has a strong sexual connotation, I know, but I doesn't mean just that; I mean people, jobs, situations, universities, your life choices... You're not bad, you're not a failure if you step back. ------- „From5To95“ is an art project which serves as a platform for women´s stories and experiences. Every woman represents a year in a woman´s life- from 5 to 95. #from5to95 #od5do95 More on: https://www.od5do95.com https://www.facebook.com/Od5Do95/ https://twitter.com/Od5Do95

The position of women is not the best, especially considering the situations we witness and everything happening around miscarriage, I don´t have to comment, we all know how it is. Regarding sexual harassment and things like that, I go through that and know how the things are, honking, shouting, looks, eyeing, I am aware of all of that and it bothers me that a women is always perceived as an object. I don´t know if weĺl ever be able to change it but at least the medical care should get better. Looking at societal state and the society, it´ll be hard. ------- „From5To95“ is an art project which serves as a platform for women´s stories and experiences. Every woman represents a year in a woman´s life- from 5 to 95. #from5to95 #od5do95 More on: https://www.od5do95.com https://www.facebook.com/Od5Do95/ https://twitter.com/Od5Do95

Women in the city are actually a heavily exploited, used kind because they have to work to bring home money, they have to take care of the house to keep it tidy and everyone needs to eat every day. The children must have clean clothes, and the husband must have what he needs. So, that's their second working time, and the third working time is the one they spend contemplating between their two jobs, wondering what they should actually be and do to be happy and somewhat satisfied in life. They carry out all these tasks dissatisfied, with some hope that something will change, but that change rarely comes. In comparison to men, they are always paid less, always faced with that situation at every job, and this alone creates frustration and an inability for them to reach their full potential, even though they have so much to offer. Only a few succeed in showing what they can do and how much they can accomplish in life, not only for their families but for society as a whole. ------- „From5To95“ is an art project which serves as a platform for women´s stories and experiences. Every woman represents a year in a woman´s life- from 5 to 95. #from5to95 #od5do95 More on: https://www.od5do95.com https://www.facebook.com/Od5Do95/ https://twitter.com/Od5Do95