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May 4, 2023

Albania grapples with gender equality at home, work, politics

Source: Euroactiv

Albanian women spend 25 years of their life raising children and carrying out unpaid work such as caring for family members and carrying out domestic chores, according to new data from the World Bank.

This high level of burden leads to women being less engaged in the labour market, which in turn hurts family income and the level of poverty. If this burden were shared equally between other family members, in particular the husband, family income would be higher due to salary and higher pensions, the recently published report found.

Click here to read the full article published by Euractiv on 4 May 2023.

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Alice Taylor
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Euroactiv

Albanian women spend 25 years of their life raising children and carrying out unpaid work such as caring for family members and carrying out domestic chores, according to new data from the World Bank.

This high level of burden leads to women being less engaged in the labour market, which in turn hurts family income and the level of poverty. If this burden were shared equally between other family members, in particular the husband, family income would be higher due to salary and higher pensions, the recently published report found.

Click here to read the full article published by Euractiv on 4 May 2023.

Region
Author
Alice Taylor
Publisher
Euroactiv