Publication: Promoting Women's Access to Economic Opportunities: Albania
Date
2017
ISSN
Published
2017
Author(s)
World Bank Group
Abstract
Prospects for faster, more sustainable
economic growth and higher living standards in Albania rely
on increasing employment opportunities for all. By
maintaining the current structure of labor participation,
Albania is not capitalizing on its educated young
population, as less than half (45.5 percent) of
15-64-year-old women are actively contributing to the
economy through employment. Closing gender gaps in access to
economic opportunities requires removing the existing
barriers and disincentives to employment and
entrepreneurship for women. Needed steps include: (i)
improving access to assets and productive inputs, (ii)
providing access to child- and eldercare, (iii) eliminating
disincentives and barriers embedded in labor taxation and
regulation, and (iv) increasing the employability of women
through effective active labor market policies and adequate
skills and training. Cross-cutting policies around social
norms and discrimination, better access to information, and
improved monitoring and evaluation systems are also important.
Citation
“World Bank Group. 2017. Promoting Women's Access to Economic Opportunities: Albania. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29586 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”