According to the Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Anje Kopač Mrak Slovenia ranks above the EU average judged by the indexes of gender equality, but not even today those rights are self-evident. Employed women encounter more obstacles due to parenthood, and they often carry additional burdens due to caretaking and domestic chores.
The International Women's Day is an opportunity to actively draw attention to problems, and a number of challenges in the field of establishing the principle of gender equality. The Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer cautions that the formally achieved equality of women and men still differs from the actual situation, and she also drew attention to violence against women.