Elena Gagovska
Bio:
Elena Gagovska is a freelance writer and activist currently based in Skopje, North Macedonia. Her main journalistic interests are left-wing politics, LGBTQ rights, and feminism. She has published pieces in English speaking mediums, such as Jacobin magazine and Summer of Solidarity, and is a regular contributor to Meduza, the leading Macedonian feminist publication.
Only one gynecologist serves the 8,000 to 13,000 people of reproductive age who need those services in the municipality of Shuto Orizari in North Macedonia’s capital city, the only municipality with a Roma majority in the country. And as of last month, he’s no longer on duty.
A new pilot program will be introduced in the upcoming school year to teach sex education to high school students in North Macedonia — and right-wing backlash has already arisen to challenge its implementation.
When a Telegram group called “Public Room” was discovered sharing private images and contact information of countless women and girls from across North Macedonia without their consent, the outrage was swift, but authorities' lackluster response to online crimes against women signals a critical need for more protections — and better enforcement.
