Gender Inequality in the Labor Market in Serbia
This paper presents a broad overview of labor market indicators for men and women in Serbia with a focus on employment patterns, entrepreneurship and career advancement as well as earnings differentials. The analysis relies primarily on the results...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/15959573/gender-inequality-labor-market-serbia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19873 |
| Summary: | This paper presents a broad overview of
labor market indicators for men and women in Serbia with a
focus on employment patterns, entrepreneurship and career
advancement as well as earnings differentials. The analysis
relies primarily on the results of the Labor Force Surveys
conducted in Serbia in April 2008 and October 2009. The
findings show that although the overall labor market
situation in Serbia is difficult, women are in a much more
disadvantageous position than men. Women are much less
likely to be employed, start a business or advance in the
political arena. Furthermore, there is a significant wage
gap between men and women in a number of sectors and
occupational groups with low educated women being
particularly disadvantaged. The results of the
Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition demonstrate that the wage gap
is indicative of discrimination of women in the labor market
as earnings differentials cannot be explained by differences
in observed characteristics of male and female employees.
Based on the obtained results, the paper outlines four broad
areas that require the attention of policy-makers:
employment generation; enhancement of education outcomes;
improvement of the regulatory environment and support to
women's business and political careers; and promotion
of transparent performance setting mechanisms. |
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