Mija Javornik is a feminist, sociologist, and human rights defender. She is also an expert and trainer for Global Thinkers. Since 2007, she has been developing and implementing programs focused on the political and economic empowerment of women, as well as on recovery and development in the Western Balkans. She developed a project for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in Slovenia. She is the creator of a mentoring program implemented in the Western Balkans, the MENA region, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia. Within ADD, she is the coordinator of the project “Only Yes Means Yes”, which advocates for changes to the legal definition of rape, and she played a key role in introducing the concept of affirmative consent in Slovenia.
Mija studied sociology at the University of Ljubljana and Hawaii Pacific University, and was awarded the Klinar Fund prize for her work. She holds a Master’s degree in Gender Equality and earned the academic title of Master of Sociology. She currently works as a policy advisor at the Ministry of Education, Science, and Sport of Slovenia.