Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2020.1751671
Economic activity of women and young women in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the umbrella of traditional views of women’s role in society
Anela Kadić Abaz
Anesa Hadžić
Abstract
Female labour force participation (FLFP) stands among main gender
equality issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Although
making up about half of the total working-age population, less
than one third of women is active. High female economic inactivity
is argued to relate to the pertaining traditional views on gender
roles in the society. This article investigates whether such
views impact the activity of women. Furthermore, the article
investigates whether perceptions of the existence of gender stereotypes
on the labour market influences women’s economic
activity. Finally, the article investigates whether differences of
such an impact exist between young and adult women and how
they are being manifested. The research model is based on a loglog
regression analysis performed on a sample of 1,213 interviewed
women through the 2017 wave of the National Survey of
Citizens’ Perceptions (NSCP-BiH). Our findings indicate that traditional
views on women’s role in society act as an important moderator
of woman’s economic activity, and hence, shape the
overall labour environment and economic development in BiH.
Although perceiving that the BiH labour market is biased towards
men, women in BiH are not discouraged by such a stance when
their labour market participation is considered.
Keywords
women; young women; economic activity; traditional views on woman’s role; gender stereotypes; gender bias
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254619
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Publication date:
9.2.2021.
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