Kosovo Ranked 32nd in a New Study on Economic Equality for Women

Kosovo ranked 32nd in terms of economic equality, ahead of many Western Balkans countries, New Zealand, US, and Slovenia.

Kosovo was ranked 32nd out of 189 comparable countries in the World Bank’s latest global study “Women, Business and Law 2019”.

The report measures gender inequality in the law, barriers to women’s economic participation and encourages the reform of discriminatory laws.

Kosovo received the maximum rating in 6 out of 8 indicators of the index. Two indicators where reforms are still required are the Birth of Children and Retirement. Kosovo has received only 60 out of 100 potential points in the Child Birth Indicator (because the government does not pay 100% of maternity leave benefits or parental leave benefits and there is no paid parental leave) as well as 75 out of 100 potential points in the Retirement Indicator (because in Kosovo the law does not provide special pension supplements for the past childcare time).

Only six countries — Belgium, Denmark, France, Latvia, Luxembourg, and Sweden — have scored a perfect score of 100 points.

The report develops new insights on how women employment and entrepreneurship is affected by legal discrimination, and then how this affects economic outcomes such as women’s participation in the labor market.

The new index aims to lay the foundations for a map for progress over time and to identify potential areas where more work is needed to inspire reforms that benefit from gender equality, the Telegraph reports.

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