Promoting Women's Access to Economic Opportunities : Kosovo
Prospects for faster, more sustainable economic growth and higher living standards in Kosovo rely on increasing employment opportunities for all. By maintaining the current structure of labor participation, Kosovo is not capitalizing on its educate...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/602391521457602814/Kosovo-Promoting-womens-access-to-economic-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29587 |
| Summary: | Prospects for faster, more sustainable
economic growth and higher living standards in Kosovo rely
on increasing employment opportunities for all. By
maintaining the current structure of labor participation,
Kosovo is not capitalizing on its educated young population,
as only 11.5 percent of 15–64-year-old women are actively
contributing to the economy through employment. Closing
gender gaps in access to economic opportunities requires
removing the existing barriers and disincentives to
employment and entrepreneurship for women. Needed steps
include: (i) improving access to assets and productive
inputs, (ii) providing access to child- and eldercare, (iii)
eliminating disincentives and barriers embedded in labor
taxation and regulation, and (iv) increasing the
employability of women through effective active labor market
policies and adequate skills and training. Cross-cutting
policies around social norms and discrimination, better
access to information, and improved monitoring and
evaluation systems are also important. |
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