page_title: Atifete Jahjaga
section_title: Women's empowerment
hierarchical_section_title: Atifete Jahjaga / Presidency / Women's empowerment
caption_attribution_description: English: President Jahjaga in a meeting with Angela Merkel
context_page_description: Atifete Jahjaga is a Kosovar politician and stateswoman who served as the third President of Kosovo. She was the first female President of the Republic of Kosovo, the first non-partisan candidate and the youngest female head of state to be elected to the top office. She served as Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police, holding the rank of General Lieutenant Colonel, the most senior among women officers in Southeastern Europe.
context_section_description: Under her leadership, women's role in Kosovo has advanced. In 2012, she hosted an International Women’s Summit "Partnership for Change—Empowering Women," which was attended by 200 leaders from Kosovo, wider Europe, North America, Africa and the Middle East. The summit was a good opportunity for women from the region to cross the ethnic barriers and come together to launch and promote a platform for their empowerment throughout the Balkans. The discussions led to creation of the Pristina Principles, which affirm the rights of women to political participation and representation, economic resources and access to security and justice, and calls for actions to make these principles a reality.
  Since May 2012, President Jahjaga is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders. She is invited and constantly participates in global conferences to strengthen the role of women in society. Jahjaga promoted around the world the commitment to an equal society, with the active participation of women, becoming an advocate for women representation in all walks of life and a strong voice of women's role in survival, professionalism and peace-building.
caption: President Jahjaga with Angela Merkel
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