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dc.contributor.authorBrowne, Evie
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-20T15:37:36Z
dc.date.available2017-07-20T15:37:36Z
dc.date.issued2017-03-17
dc.identifier.citationBrowne, E. (2017). Gender in the Western Balkans. K4D Helpdesk Report. Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/13114
dc.description.abstractThe Western Balkans remains a region dominated by patriarchal gender norms. The biggest challenge for improving gender equality is changing the mentality of women and men towards traditional gender roles (Petričević, 2012). The literature consistently identifies social attitudes as a barrier to increasing gender equality. Many people are not aware of women’s rights or gender non-discrimination laws (Petričević, 2012). In several areas of gender equality, legal provisions are adequate and conform to UN and international norms. However, these are not always implemented or adhered to in practice, due to lack of capacity, knowledge, resources or social barriers. Standard indicators of gender equality include: female/male school enrolment; literacy rate; unemployment; maternal mortality; life expectancy; adolescent fertility rate; proportion of women in parliament1. Others include violence against women and girls; gender equality policy and legislation. Much of the literature recognises the need to include men and raise men’s awareness about gender issues. Most of the literature on the Western Balkans looks at interpersonal and household gender norms, such as girls’ access to school, women’s work and household decision making. There is also a strong literature on women’s political participation and violence against women and girls. This report provides a brief summary of the main gender issues in the region, as reported in the literature. It is not a comprehensive literature review, but a collection of resources which highlight the key points to consider on gender. Each country has a large selection of resources on its specific gendered issues, which can provide more detail. There is a companion piece to this report which focuses on the relationship between gender and conflict in the Western Balkans2. This report sketches the main parameters of gender in the region.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInstitute of Development Studiesen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesK4D Helpdesk Report;058
dc.rights.urihttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/en
dc.subjectConflicten
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectSocial Developmenten
dc.titleGender Norms in the Western Balkansen
dc.typeHelpdesken
dc.rights.holderDFIDen
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-03-17
rioxxterms.funderDefault funderen
rioxxterms.identifier.projectK4Den
rioxxterms.versionAOen
rioxxterms.funder.project9ce4e4dc-26e9-4d78-96e9-15e4dcac0642en


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