Promoting Women's Access to Economic Opportunities : FYR Macedonia
Prospects for faster, more sustainable economic growth and higher living standards in FYR Macedonia rely on increasing employment opportunities for all. By maintaining the current structure of labor participation, FYR Macedonia is not capitalizing...
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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/577451521446755963/FYR-Macedonia-Promoting-womens-access-to-economic-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29589 |
| Summary: | Prospects for faster, more sustainable
economic growth and higher living standards in FYR Macedonia
rely on increasing employment opportunities for all. By
maintaining the current structure of labor participation,
FYR Macedonia is not capitalizing on its educated young
population, as only 39 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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