Montenegro has made significant strides in promoting gender equality since gaining independence. Improving women’s status is crucial for overall societal development, and Montenegro has seen progress in various sectors, including education, health, and mortality rates. However, disparities persist in the labor market, entrepreneurship, earnings, and unpaid labor. This Country Gender Assessment analyzes gender equality in Montenegro using the framework proposed by the World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development (WDR 2012). The report examines recent progress and challenges across three dimensions: Endowments, Economic Opportunities, and Voice and Agency, drawing on extensive research and data from sources such as health, education, labor market dynamics, and gender-based violence. The structure of the report is as follows. Section 2 delves into the legal and institutional framework. Section 3 assesses gender equality from the perspective of human endowments. Section 4 discusses progress and challenges in economic opportunities. Section 5 focuses on issues related to voice and agency.
Authors
World Bank, The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Citation
- “ World Bank ; The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development . 2024 . Montenegro - Country Gender Assessment . © Washington, DC: World Bank . http://hdl.handle.net/10986/41902 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO . ”
- Collection(s)
- Country Gender Assessment
- Identifier externaldocumentum
- 34349944
- Identifier internaldocumentum
- 34349944
- Pages
- 42
- Published in
- United States of America
- Region country
- Montenegro
- Report
- 191902
- Rights
- CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
- Rights Holder
- World Bank
- Rights URI
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
- UNIT
- EFI-ECA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EECPV)
- URI
- https://hdl.handle.net/10986/41902
- date disclosure
- 2024-07-18
- region administrative
- Europe and Central Asia
- theme
- Inclusive Growth,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Institutional strengthening and capacity building,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Public Sector Management,Climate change,Adaptation
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Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments 4
- ABBREVIATIONS 5
- 1. Introduction 6
- 2. Legal and institutional framework 7
- 3. Endowments 11
- 3.1 Health 11
- 3.2 Education 16
- 4. Economic Opportunities 22
- 4.1 Labor market participation and employment status 22
- 4.2 Need and provision of care 26
- 4.3 Labor market segregation 29
- 4.4 Wage gap 30
- 4.5 NEET 31
- 4.6 Entrepreneurship and financial inclusion. 32
- 5. Voice and Agency 34
- 5.1 Attitudes towards women 34
- 5.2 Political Participation 36
- 5.3 Economic Leadership 37
- 5.4 Violence against women 37
- 6. Conclusions 40
- 7. References 41
