Reva, Anna2014-08-292014-08-292012-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19873This 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-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO JOBSADULTSAGE CATEGORIESAGE CATEGORYAGE GROUPAGE GROUPSAGEDBREADWINNERBUSINESS WOMENCAREER ADVANCEMENTCHILD CARECITIZENSCLERKSCORRUPTIONCRIMEDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICESEARNINGS REGRESSIONECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATED MENEDUCATED WOMENEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSEDUCATIONAL LEVELEDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSEMPLOYEEEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT GENERATIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMESEMPLOYMENT OUTLOOKEMPLOYMENT PATTERNSEMPLOYMENT RATEEMPLOYMENT RATE OF WOMENENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIESEQUAL ACCESSEQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATIONEQUAL TREATMENTEQUALITY BETWEEN WOMENEUFAMILY INCOMEFAMILY RESPONSIBILITIESFEMALEFEMALE EMPLOYEESFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSFEMALE LABORFEMALE LABOR FORCEFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONFEMALE WORKERSFEMALESFLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTSFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSGAINFUL EMPLOYMENTGENDERGENDER BIASGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER DISPARITIESGENDER DISPARITYGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY COUNCILGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER ROLESGENDERSGROWTH OF WOMENHOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIESHUMAN RESOURCESHUSBANDINFORMAL SECTORINHERITANCEINSURANCEJOB LOSSJOB LOSSESJOB MARKETJOB OPPORTUNITIESJOBSLABOR DEMANDLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICSLABOR MARKET INDICATORSLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCELABOR MARKET SITUATIONLABOR MARKETSLABOR RELATIONSLABOR STATISTICSLEGISLATORSLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLIFESTYLESLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIESLIVING CONDITIONSMALE COUNTERPARTSMALE WORKERSMANUAL LABORMARITAL STATUSMARKET ECONOMYNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUMBER OF WOMENOCCUPATIONOCCUPATIONSOFFICE WORKERSOLDER PEOPLEOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENPARENTAL LEAVEPARENTSPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTPENSIONPENSIONSPERMANENT JOBPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH REPORT ON GENDERPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLITICAL TURMOILPOPULATION ACTIVITYPOPULATION GROUPSPRELIMINARY RESULTSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVATE COMPANIESPRIVATE ENTERPRISESPRIVATE INSTITUTIONSPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPUBLIC AWARENESSREGULATORY REGIMEREPRESENTATION OF WOMENRETAIL TRADERETIREMENTRURAL AREASRURAL POPULATIONRURAL WOMENSECONDARY EDUCATIONSELF-ESTEEMSKILLED WOMENSKILLED WORKERSSOCIAL CONDITIONSSOCIAL INSTITUTIONSSOCIAL SECURITYSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISESTEMPORARY WORKTERTIARY EDUCATIONTOP MANAGEMENTTOTAL EMPLOYMENTTRADITIONAL PRACTICESTRADITIONAL VALUESTRANSPORTATIONUNDPUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED PERSONSUNEMPLOYED POPULATIONUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNIFEMUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONUNPAID WORKERSURBAN AREASWAGE DIFFERENTIALWAGE DIFFERENTIALSWAGE DISCRIMINATIONWAGE DISTRIBUTIONWAGE GAPWATER SUPPLYWILLWOMANWOMEN EMPLOYMENTWOMEN IN DECISION MAKINGWOMEN IN PARLIAMENTWOMEN IN POLITICSWOMEN IN SOCIETYWOMEN MANAGERSWORK ACTIVITIESWORK EXPERIENCEWORKERWORKERSWORKFORCEYOUNG PEOPLE10.1596/1813-9450-6008