Nika Kovač
Director, The Research Institute of 8th March
Nika is the Director of The Research Institute of 8th March, an NGO that tackles gender and economic inequalities. In 2015, she coordinated a national LGBTQ equality campaign and today, the Research Institute of 8th March is leading the Slovenian #MeToo campaign. Nika has also recently published the young adult book Brave Girls, profiling women from Slovenia and around the world who have had the courage to change the world. She is passionate about building solidarity through storytelling.
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