Publication: Gender Inequality in the Labor Market in Serbia
dc.contributor.author | Reva, Anna | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-29T18:38:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-29T18:38:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-03 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/15959573/gender-inequality-labor-market-serbia | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1596/1813-9450-6008 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19873 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | World Bank, Washington, DC | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6008 | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
dc.subject | ACCESS TO EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | ACCESS TO JOBS | |
dc.subject | ADULTS | |
dc.subject | AGE CATEGORIES | |
dc.subject | AGE CATEGORY | |
dc.subject | AGE GROUP | |
dc.subject | AGE GROUPS | |
dc.subject | AGED | |
dc.subject | BREADWINNER | |
dc.subject | BUSINESS WOMEN | |
dc.subject | CAREER ADVANCEMENT | |
dc.subject | CHILD CARE | |
dc.subject | CITIZENS | |
dc.subject | CLERKS | |
dc.subject | CORRUPTION | |
dc.subject | CRIME | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT POLICY | |
dc.subject | DISCRIMINATION | |
dc.subject | DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN | |
dc.subject | DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES | |
dc.subject | EARNINGS REGRESSION | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIC GROWTH | |
dc.subject | EDUCATED MEN | |
dc.subject | EDUCATED WOMEN | |
dc.subject | EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | |
dc.subject | EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS | |
dc.subject | EDUCATIONAL LEVEL | |
dc.subject | EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYEE | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT GENERATION | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT RATE | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT RATE OF WOMEN | |
dc.subject | ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES | |
dc.subject | EQUAL ACCESS | |
dc.subject | EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | EQUAL TREATMENT | |
dc.subject | EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN | |
dc.subject | EU | |
dc.subject | FAMILY INCOME | |
dc.subject | FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES | |
dc.subject | FEMALE | |
dc.subject | FEMALE EMPLOYEES | |
dc.subject | FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS | |
dc.subject | FEMALE LABOR | |
dc.subject | FEMALE LABOR FORCE | |
dc.subject | FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION | |
dc.subject | FEMALE WORKERS | |
dc.subject | FEMALES | |
dc.subject | FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS | |
dc.subject | FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS | |
dc.subject | GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | GENDER | |
dc.subject | GENDER BIAS | |
dc.subject | GENDER DIFFERENCES | |
dc.subject | GENDER DISPARITIES | |
dc.subject | GENDER DISPARITY | |
dc.subject | GENDER EQUALITY | |
dc.subject | GENDER EQUALITY COUNCIL | |
dc.subject | GENDER INEQUALITIES | |
dc.subject | GENDER INEQUALITY | |
dc.subject | GENDER ROLES | |
dc.subject | GENDERS | |
dc.subject | GROWTH OF WOMEN | |
dc.subject | HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES | |
dc.subject | HUMAN RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | HUSBAND | |
dc.subject | INFORMAL SECTOR | |
dc.subject | INHERITANCE | |
dc.subject | INSURANCE | |
dc.subject | JOB LOSS | |
dc.subject | JOB LOSSES | |
dc.subject | JOB MARKET | |
dc.subject | JOB OPPORTUNITIES | |
dc.subject | JOBS | |
dc.subject | LABOR DEMAND | |
dc.subject | LABOR FORCE | |
dc.subject | LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKET | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKET INDICATORS | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKET SITUATION | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKETS | |
dc.subject | LABOR RELATIONS | |
dc.subject | LABOR STATISTICS | |
dc.subject | LEGISLATORS | |
dc.subject | LEVEL OF EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | LIFESTYLES | |
dc.subject | LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES | |
dc.subject | LIVING CONDITIONS | |
dc.subject | MALE COUNTERPARTS | |
dc.subject | MALE WORKERS | |
dc.subject | MANUAL LABOR | |
dc.subject | MARITAL STATUS | |
dc.subject | MARKET ECONOMY | |
dc.subject | NUMBER OF CHILDREN | |
dc.subject | NUMBER OF WOMEN | |
dc.subject | OCCUPATION | |
dc.subject | OCCUPATIONS | |
dc.subject | OFFICE WORKERS | |
dc.subject | OLDER PEOPLE | |
dc.subject | OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN | |
dc.subject | PARENTAL LEAVE | |
dc.subject | PARENTS | |
dc.subject | PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | PENSION | |
dc.subject | PENSIONS | |
dc.subject | PERMANENT JOB | |
dc.subject | POLICY DISCUSSIONS | |
dc.subject | POLICY MAKERS | |
dc.subject | POLICY RESEARCH | |
dc.subject | POLICY RESEARCH REPORT ON GENDER | |
dc.subject | POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER | |
dc.subject | POLITICAL TURMOIL | |
dc.subject | POPULATION ACTIVITY | |
dc.subject | POPULATION GROUPS | |
dc.subject | PRELIMINARY RESULTS | |
dc.subject | PRIMARY EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | PRIMARY SCHOOL | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE ENTERPRISES | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE SECTOR | |
dc.subject | PRODUCTIVITY | |
dc.subject | PROGRESS | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC AWARENESS | |
dc.subject | REGULATORY REGIME | |
dc.subject | REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN | |
dc.subject | RETAIL TRADE | |
dc.subject | RETIREMENT | |
dc.subject | RURAL AREAS | |
dc.subject | RURAL POPULATION | |
dc.subject | RURAL WOMEN | |
dc.subject | SECONDARY EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | SELF-ESTEEM | |
dc.subject | SKILLED WOMEN | |
dc.subject | SKILLED WORKERS | |
dc.subject | SOCIAL CONDITIONS | |
dc.subject | SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS | |
dc.subject | SOCIAL SECURITY | |
dc.subject | STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES | |
dc.subject | TEMPORARY WORK | |
dc.subject | TERTIARY EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | TOP MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | TOTAL EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | TRADITIONAL PRACTICES | |
dc.subject | TRADITIONAL VALUES | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORTATION | |
dc.subject | UNDP | |
dc.subject | UNEMPLOYED | |
dc.subject | UNEMPLOYED PERSONS | |
dc.subject | UNEMPLOYED POPULATION | |
dc.subject | UNEMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | |
dc.subject | UNEMPLOYMENT RATES | |
dc.subject | UNIFEM | |
dc.subject | UNIVERSITY EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | UNPAID WORKERS | |
dc.subject | URBAN AREAS | |
dc.subject | WAGE DIFFERENTIAL | |
dc.subject | WAGE DIFFERENTIALS | |
dc.subject | WAGE DISCRIMINATION | |
dc.subject | WAGE DISTRIBUTION | |
dc.subject | WAGE GAP | |
dc.subject | WATER SUPPLY | |
dc.subject | WILL | |
dc.subject | WOMAN | |
dc.subject | WOMEN EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | WOMEN IN DECISION MAKING | |
dc.subject | WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT | |
dc.subject | WOMEN IN POLITICS | |
dc.subject | WOMEN IN SOCIETY | |
dc.subject | WOMEN MANAGERS | |
dc.subject | WORK ACTIVITIES | |
dc.subject | WORK EXPERIENCE | |
dc.subject | WORKER | |
dc.subject | WORKERS | |
dc.subject | WORKFORCE | |
dc.subject | YOUNG PEOPLE | |
dc.title | Gender Inequality in the Labor Market in Serbia | en |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea | Jobs | |
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea | Gender | |
okr.crossref.title | Gender Inequality in the Labor Market in Serbia | |
okr.date.disclosure | 2012-03-31 | |
okr.date.doiregistration | 2025-04-10T11:02:41.458653Z | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/15959573/gender-inequality-labor-market-serbia | |
okr.globalpractice | Social Protection and Labor | |
okr.globalpractice | Governance | |
okr.globalpractice | Health, Nutrition, and Population | |
okr.guid | 136781468101949066 | |
okr.identifier.doi | 10.1596/1813-9450-6008 | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 000158349_20120321144439 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 15959573 | |
okr.identifier.report | WPS6008 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/03/21/000158349_20120321144439/Rendered/PDF/WPS6008.pdf | en |
okr.region.administrative | Europe and Central Asia | |
okr.region.country | Serbia | |
okr.topic | Gender::Gender and Development | |
okr.topic | Social Protections and Labor::Labor Markets | |
okr.topic | Health, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies | |
okr.topic | Gender::Gender and Law | |
okr.topic | Population and Development | |
okr.unit | Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, Europe and Central Asia Region | |
okr.volume | 1 of 1 | |
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