H63 Which of the following measures are you ready to finance to increase the number of women, even it creates additional costs to your business?
Economy Making sure women earn the same as men for the same work Offering child care benefits (child care subsidies, on-site day care, etc.) Increasing flexible work arrangement (e.g. part-time work, working from home, work-life balance) Making sure that recruitment procedures do not discriminate against women Improving access for women to better quality jobs Improving access for women to traditionally “male jobs” DK/refuse
Balkan Barometer 2023
Region 45 32 28 33 23 11 15
Albania 40 26 34 34 40 10 12
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 45 33 12 34 19 16 18
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 42 33 24 26 9 1 1
North Macedonia 49 19 23 26 31 21 19
Montenegro 27 35 34 27 17 12 14
Serbia 48 36 34 35 21 9 16

 

I65 In your opinion, what are the most effective ways to increase the number of women in the labour market?
Economy Making sure women earn the same as men for the same work Making child care more accessible Increasing flexible work arrangement (e.g. part-time work, working from home) Making it easier for women to combine a job with household and care responsibilities Making sure that recruitment procedures do not discriminate Improve access for women to better quality jobs Making sure it is beneficial financially to work for women (by changing rules on taxes and social benefits) Improving access for women to traditionally 'male jobs' Making employers aware of the benefits of employing and promoting women DK/refuse
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region 39 38 34 40 31 29 19 18 15 7
Albania 38 31 18 37 45 47 10 23 19 3
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 19 24 21 32 25 12 14 5 16 15
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a      
Kosovo* 64 69 66 59 50 55 38 32 18 4
North Macedonia 47 41 37 46 41 35 25 22 14 3
Montenegro 41 38 30 32 22 27 15 11 24 13
Serbia 41 39 37 40 24 24 19 19 13 7
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region 47 38 34 38 34 29 23 17 20 7
Albania 49 38 34 36 28 32 22 17 19 5
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 47 56 48 55 49 39 41 28 25 8
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 49 27 33 5 33 16 7 7 4 13
North Macedonia 40 44 34 51 36 34 31 24 35 5
Montenegro 52 44 32 38 35 26 19 14 22 6
Serbia 48 24 27 42 22 27 20 11 14 5
Balkan Barometer 2020
Region 38 42 37 48 27 31 16 10 11 7
Albania 51 33 27 44 39 31 17 14 18 2
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 36 37 25 40 23 31 14 12 13 17
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a  
Kosovo* 57 42 39 40 36 35 27 26 17 6
North Macedonia 23 52 39 50 27 34 19 14 15 8
Montenegro 46 46 38 54 37 32 23 13 22 5
Serbia 34 44 44 52 22 30 12 4 5 4
Balkan Barometer 2019
Region 42 41 27 39 26 24 19 15 16 13
Albania 44 34 20 24 23 29 16 17 13 14
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 30 32 20 30 21 18 14 13 13 14
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 55 39 28 35 21 17 17 10 10 12
North Macedonia 44 53 39 47 31 30 22 19 25 6
Montenegro 33 41 30 53 30 17 24 11 21 21
Serbia 47 46 23 43 32 30 22 22 11 12
Balkan Barometer 2018
Region 38 39 31 43 28 29 19 16 13 6
Albania 39 41 33 32 29 33 18 13 7 8
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 42 37 32 27 28 18 13 11 18 7
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 29 47 54 45 11 35 38 15 13 5
North Macedonia 26 25 19 33 29 34 13 29 8 12
Montenegro 24 46 38 41 40 28 20 11 14 0
Serbia 41 41 28 57 29 30 21 16 15 5
Balkan Barometer 2017
Region 46 49 38 46 36 30 23 17 22 5
Albania 39 45 26 44 23 30 12 9 15 7
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 25 35 26 32 31 17 11 4 15 12
Croatia 60 65 50 49 44 30 32 23 30 1
Kosovo* 77 18 33 44 49 57 28 22 3 0
North Macedonia 30 50 52 49 28 38 36 34 23 4
Montenegro 36 42 28 33 29 25 18 10 17 2
Serbia 38 41 32 52 33 31 17 12 20 7