The Women's Day is an important international day of commemoration. It is dedicated to all the women in the world and celebrated accordingly. On 7 March 2025, members of the fairer sex from across Slovenia gathered at the Police Academy in Tacen to celebrate the opening of ‘The Overlooked’ (‘Spregledane') exhibition by a renowned Slovenian photographer and visual artist Mankica Kranjec Ducheyne. The Overlooked began their journey at the Fotografija Gallery in Ljubljana. Last year, the exhibition was presented at the European Parliament in Brussels, where it was received with great success. It was also shown at the Moderna galerija in Ljubljana and now continues its journey at the Police Academy in Tacen.

Acting Director General of the Police Damjan Petrič: "I am very grateful that we have so many female colleagues in our ranks!"

The opening of the exhibition was attended by the Acting Director General of the Police Damjan Petrič, who took the opportunity to underline the important impact the presence of women has on the climate and culture of our Blue Family and expressed his gratitude for the increasing number of female colleagues in the police ranks.

He congratulated the author of the exhibition, the organisers of the event and all the women working in police, and wished them all a wonderful International Women's Day.

State Secretary at the Ministry of the Interior Helga Dobrin: "Female colleagues are an indispensable part of the internal security system - the Ministry, the Police and the Inspectorate"

State Secretary Helga Dobrin attended the opening of the exhibition as a representative of the Ministry of the Interior. She noted that the current events around the world unfortunately keep on reminding us that women must continue to fight for their hard-earned rights, making celebrations like 8 March highly relevant and needed in the society.

About the author and the exhibition

‘The Overlooked’ photography project gives a voice to women workers, the often overlooked real heroines behind the scenes. Mankica Kranjec Ducheyne is an internationally renowned artist. She is constantly interested in exploring new ideas, approaches and worlds. Her work focuses on stories that touch art, culture and people. Her current focus is on portraits, documentary and theatre photography, while she always experiments with new forms of photographic exploration.