Evaluating gender equality in politics and the labour market: the case of Albania

Ela Golemi; Anxhela Llaftiu

doi:10.5771/1435-2869-2023-2-141

Contents
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- 127–130 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 127–130
- 131–134 Editorial 131–134
- 135–140 Western Balkans Civil Society Forum Peter Scherrer Peter Scherrer 135–140
- 141–160 Evaluating gender equality in politics and the labour market: the case of Albania Ela Golemi, Anxhela Llaftiu Ela Golemi, Anxhela Llaftiu 141–160
- 161–176 Poverty and its measurement: the case of Albania Ardita Borici, Alba Kruja Ardita Borici, Alba Kruja 161–176
- 177–188 Aspects of political representation in Albania: is it time for fewer seats in parliament? Belina Bedini Belina Bedini 177–188
- 189–208 ‘Slaves’ without coercion? Work-related classification patterns among Romanian migrant workers Christian Sperneac-Wolfer, Andrei Botorog, Ferdinand Sutterlüty Christian Sperneac-Wolfer, Andrei Botorog, Ferdinand Sutterlüty 189–208
- 209–226 ‘Ştiu eu pe cineva’. Self-organised mobility, labour intermediation and the two-fold exploitation of Romanian workers in the Austrian fresh food sector Paul Sperneac-Wolfer Paul Sperneac-Wolfer 209–226
- 227–248 After Arbeitsschutzkontrollgesetz. Strikes and organic intellectuals in the German meat industry Daniela Ana, Ştefan Voicu Daniela Ana, Ştefan Voicu 227–248
- 249–262 Civic participation through the Office of the National Ombudsman in the protection of labour rights in Bulgaria Eleonora Ushatova-Kalinova Eleonora Ushatova-Kalinova 249–262
- 263–270 Discussing Attila Àgh: Awaking Europe in the triple global crisis. The birth pangs of the emerging Europe (2021) Christophe Solioz Christophe Solioz 263–270
- 271–272 About the Authors 271–272
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SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe , page 141 - 160

Evaluating gender equality in politics and the labour market: the case of Albania

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Ela Golemi Anxhela Llaftiu

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/1435-2869-2023-2-141
- ISSN: 1435-2869
- ISSN online: 2942-3384
Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide an evaluation of the progress made in Albania to achieve gender balance in two main areas – political decision-making and the labour market – in terms of the degree of alignment with the requirements of the Beijing Platform for Action and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The methodology relies on qualitative research and is developed through an in-depth analysis of statistical data, mainly collected by the Institute of Statistics of Albania (INSTAT) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). The findings indicate that women remain under-represented in parliament as well as in the labour market. Progress was made prior to Covid-19 in the context of gender gaps in employment, but in 2020 the situation changed and they fell back before rising in 2021, leaving the situation as regards women’s labour force participation steady. Other results are quite promising and show particular strides in the position of the gender pay gap and in terms of women’s political participation in the Albanian cabinet, ranking Albania in both cases better than the EU-27.
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