First discussion panel “Breaking through the glass ceiling”
Thurdsay, 15 September 2016, 21:00h, Otrant Beach

Hadixha Gjoni was born in Podgorica, where she also finished the elementary as well as the high school. She graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the University “Veljko Vlahovic” in Podgorica. She began her political career in 1987 as a delegate to the Joint Work Council within the Local Assembly of Ulcinj. Thereafter, she was a delegate to the Council on Local Communities until 1990 and later she served as its Vice President, as well as, as a member of the Local Assembly Presidency. In the period 1990-2002, she was also a councilor at the first multi-party assembly in the Municipality of Ulqin.

On the other hand, Hadixha Gjoni has actively participated in the establishment of the Democratic Union of Albanians. She is currently the vice president of the party and president of the Women’s Forum of this political subject. She leads the party’s councilors club within the local assembly since 2002.

In addition to her work and the political engagement, she has been actively engaged in the NGO sector and has been working closely with international organizations and foundations. She is one of the founders of the Association of Women “Anima”, the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship Development, the Institute for Gender Policy “Dulcinea”, the Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector (MANS) – where she also served as a member of the Board of Directors for a certain period.