Closing the Gender Gaps among Marginalized Roma in the Western Balkans : A Summary of Findings and Policy Recommendations

Roma women are one of the most deprived groups in Europe, as they suffer a double layer of exclusion: as women, and as members of Europe´s largest ethnic minority. Although there are no reliable data on the Roma population in the Western Balkans, a...

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Main Authors: Robayo-Abril, Monica, de Paz Nieves, Carmen, Saavedra Facusse, Trinidad
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/994401560763568796/Closing-the-Gender-Gaps-among-Marginalized-Roma-in-the-Western-Balkans
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spelling okr-10986-345572021-06-14T10:04:30Z Closing the Gender Gaps among Marginalized Roma in the Western Balkans : A Summary of Findings and Policy Recommendations Robayo-Abril, Monica de Paz Nieves, Carmen Saavedra Facusse, Trinidad MARGINALIZED ROMA POVERTY GENDER GAP VACCINATION ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO EDUCATION WOMEN'S AGENCY WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT WOMEN'S VOICE CHILD MARRIAGE ECONOMIC INCLUSION ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE LABOR POLICY ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION COMPLETION RATES EQUALITY Roma women are one of the most deprived groups in Europe, as they suffer a double layer of exclusion: as women, and as members of Europe´s largest ethnic minority. Although there are no reliable data on the Roma population in the Western Balkans, available estimates suggest that the share of national populations represented by Roma ranges between 1.7 percent in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 9.6 percent in North Macedonia. Over half of these are women. This report is intended to be a concise and timely summary that highlights the key aspects of gender equality among marginalized Roma communities in the Western Balkans. The goal of the report is to strengthen the knowledge base and evidence to understand the key determinants of gender gaps among the Roma population. For that the report offers a summary diagnostic of the most important barriers that female Roma face, in particular, accessing education and employment; further, it explores the ways in which Roma women’s employment and educational outcomes are constrained above and beyond the constraints faced by Roma males. 2020-10-01T21:25:39Z 2020-10-01T21:25:39Z 2019-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/994401560763568796/Closing-the-Gender-Gaps-among-Marginalized-Roma-in-the-Western-Balkans http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34557 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study Europe and Central Asia Eastern Europe Europe European Union
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topic MARGINALIZED ROMA
POVERTY
GENDER GAP
VACCINATION
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
WOMEN'S AGENCY
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
WOMEN'S VOICE
CHILD MARRIAGE
ECONOMIC INCLUSION
ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
LABOR POLICY
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
COMPLETION RATES
EQUALITY
spellingShingle MARGINALIZED ROMA
POVERTY
GENDER GAP
VACCINATION
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
WOMEN'S AGENCY
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
WOMEN'S VOICE
CHILD MARRIAGE
ECONOMIC INCLUSION
ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
LABOR POLICY
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
COMPLETION RATES
EQUALITY
Robayo-Abril, Monica
de Paz Nieves, Carmen
Saavedra Facusse, Trinidad
Closing the Gender Gaps among Marginalized Roma in the Western Balkans : A Summary of Findings and Policy Recommendations
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Eastern Europe
Europe
European Union
description Roma women are one of the most deprived groups in Europe, as they suffer a double layer of exclusion: as women, and as members of Europe´s largest ethnic minority. Although there are no reliable data on the Roma population in the Western Balkans, available estimates suggest that the share of national populations represented by Roma ranges between 1.7 percent in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 9.6 percent in North Macedonia. Over half of these are women. This report is intended to be a concise and timely summary that highlights the key aspects of gender equality among marginalized Roma communities in the Western Balkans. The goal of the report is to strengthen the knowledge base and evidence to understand the key determinants of gender gaps among the Roma population. For that the report offers a summary diagnostic of the most important barriers that female Roma face, in particular, accessing education and employment; further, it explores the ways in which Roma women’s employment and educational outcomes are constrained above and beyond the constraints faced by Roma males.
format Report
author Robayo-Abril, Monica
de Paz Nieves, Carmen
Saavedra Facusse, Trinidad
author_facet Robayo-Abril, Monica
de Paz Nieves, Carmen
Saavedra Facusse, Trinidad
author_sort Robayo-Abril, Monica
title Closing the Gender Gaps among Marginalized Roma in the Western Balkans : A Summary of Findings and Policy Recommendations
title_short Closing the Gender Gaps among Marginalized Roma in the Western Balkans : A Summary of Findings and Policy Recommendations
title_full Closing the Gender Gaps among Marginalized Roma in the Western Balkans : A Summary of Findings and Policy Recommendations
title_fullStr Closing the Gender Gaps among Marginalized Roma in the Western Balkans : A Summary of Findings and Policy Recommendations
title_full_unstemmed Closing the Gender Gaps among Marginalized Roma in the Western Balkans : A Summary of Findings and Policy Recommendations
title_sort closing the gender gaps among marginalized roma in the western balkans : a summary of findings and policy recommendations
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/994401560763568796/Closing-the-Gender-Gaps-among-Marginalized-Roma-in-the-Western-Balkans
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