Maternity leave and women’s labor market status in Kosovo : five key messages (English)

Labor market engagement of women is very low in Kosovo - only 12.5 percent of women of working age are employed compared to 41.3 percent of men - suggesting that women face obstacles to work and or being hired. These barriers can be related to a multiplicity of factors, including labor regulations - such as maternity provisions - but also others such as disincentives to work from taxes and social protection systems; limited flexible work arrangements;...

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Author

Davalos,Maria Eugenia;

Elezaj,Ereblina;

Thurau,Julianna Flanagan;

Rodriguez Chamussy,Lourdes;
Document Date
2015/09/21
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
124373
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Europe and Central Asia,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2018/03/19
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Maternity leave and women’s labor market status in Kosovo : five key messages
Keywords
maternity leave

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

7B-Promoting Gender Equality in the Western Balkans -- P144969

Major Sector

FY17 - Social Protection

Theme

FY17 - Inclusive Growth,FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement,FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs,FY17 - Job Creation,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Labor Market Institutions,FY17 - Gender,FY17 - Conflict Prevention,FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building,FY17 - Jobs,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - Social Inclusion,FY17 - Fragility, Conflict and Violence

Sector

FY17 - Social Protection

TF No/Name

TF014596-Promoting Gender Equality in the Western Balkans

Topics

Discrimination,Jobs,Labor Markets,Maternity Leave,Paternity Leave,

Historic Topics

Law and Development, Rural Development, Social Protections and Labor,

Historic SubTopics

Human Rights, Labor Management and Relations, Labor Markets, Labor Policies, Rural Labor Markets,

Unit Owning

EFI-ECA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EECPV)

Version Type

Final

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

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Davalos,Maria Eugenia; Elezaj,Ereblina; Thurau,Julianna Flanagan; Rodriguez Chamussy,Lourdes.

Maternity leave and women’s labor market status in Kosovo : five key messages (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/355271521449544766

Maternity leave and women’s labor market status in Kosovo : five key messages (English)

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