Gender Roles

Fostering gender equality and enabling women’s economic participation is critical for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s development trajectory. Actively engaging, nurturing, and optimizing the diverse talents and capabilities of the population, especially …

TOWARDS WOMEN Social norms significantly shape gender roles and stereotypes, often limiting women’s participation …

Positioned as the linchpin in Albania’s journey towards a higher income economy and its aspirations for EU accession, the pivotal role of human capital cannot be overstated. However, the country …

persistent social norms reinforcing traditional gender roles. 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 … ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN Social norms can shape gender roles and stereotypes, impacting women’s out- comes …

Promoting gender equality and enhancing women’s involvement in the economy are crucial for Serbia’s growth trajectory. It’s vital to actively engage, cultivate, and fully utilize the diverse skills and potential …

ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN Social norms can shape gender roles and stereotypes, impacting women’s out- comes …

EAPGIL’s mission is to generate evidence on what works—and does not—to promote gender equality in East Asia and Pacific and to translate evidence into better policies and programs. EAPGIL adopts …

many countries in the region. Social norms and gender roles likely play a role in this in light of widespread … within communities? • What works to shift norms, gender roles, and decision- making within communities and … as boys and girls, to shift norms related to gender roles and GBV. Box 10. Ending GBV: Priorities for …

Promoting gender equality and increasing women’s participation in the economy are vital for North Macedonia’s development. Actively involving and fully utilizing the diverse skills of the population, especially those currently …

predominantly falls on women due to prevalent gender roles. The correlation between women’s labor force … ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN Social norms often shape gender roles and stereotypes, which can have negative effects … Macedonia 44 Harmful traditional attitudes towards gender roles are changing, however, slowly (OSCE, 2019) …

Fostering gender equality and enabling women’s economic participation is critical for Kosovo’s development trajectory. Actively engaging, nurturing, and optimizing the diverse talents and capabilities of the population, especially of inactive …

informal and lower-paying jobs. Traditional gender roles persist in Kosovo, with a majority agreeing … work-life balance and challenge traditional gender roles that delegate caregiving primarily to women …

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 …

and women in Montenegro adhere to traditional gender roles, with 61.4 percent of men and 44.5 percent … ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN Social norms often shape gender roles and stereotypes, which can have adverse effects …

Decision-making is often used as a proxy for agency—the ability to set goals and act on them—although there are several theoretical critiques of this approach. Using unique data from the …

decision-makers in a given domain due to prescribed gender roles, even if they would prefer not to be involved … specialize in that domain due to socialized gender roles and are otherwise constrained in their choices … their husbands’ commitments (Illo 1989)— though gender roles are complex and there is a great deal of variation …

to growing their business. See Oxfam (2018), Gender Roles and the Care Economy in Ugandan Households: …

A volcanic eruption increases the likelihood of children working and dropping out of school.

disaster. Children might also be constrained by gender roles or household obligations, which further keeps … Plümper 2007). In settings where conservative gender roles and unequal power relations persist, girls’ …