In addition to the risk in the general public health, the pandemic has major consequences for the economy. One of the problems that Kosovo has faced for a long period of time is unemployment, with a special emphasis on unemployment among women. In order to discuss these points, on July 14, D4D held the Tuesday Salon on the topic: “The impact of the pandemic on women’s employment.”
Employed women have been negatively affected due to the traditional barriers they face every day in our society. Meanwhile, how urgently and gender mainstreaming the whole economic situation and the whole fluctuation of the labor market was taken, it is a good way to see through the government’s response to the economic recovery measures. During this Salon were also discussed the proposals of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo for economic recovery where the focus has been on the complete restructuring of the economy with long-term impact. Meanwhile, special financial and fiscal incentives have been proposed for women-run businesses.
Among the recent measures, which include the closure of kindergartens, has caused increased problems because this situation is further aggravating/worsening the situation of women in the labor market. During the discussion it was emphasized that in the process of economic recovery any program approved by the government, should enable a more sustainable economic environment of the country and this will be achieved if a comprehensive approach is followed.
Part of the panel in this salon were: Anila Sylaj, Executive Assistant, American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo and Saxhide Mustafa, Deputy Executive Director, Riinvest Institute. The salon was moderated by Valeza Zogjani, Policy Researcher, Democracy for Development (D4D) and the editorial will be written by Blerine Ukshini, Project Coordinator, Democracy for Development (D4D).
The salon is part of the project “Women’s position in the labor market post-COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities”, implemented by Democracy for Development (D4D), and funded by the Kosovo Foundation for Open Society.
