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Albanian women spend 25 years of their lives raising children and doing unpaid work

2023-05-03 07:48:02Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Albanian women spend 25 years of their lives raising children and doing unpaid
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Albania is a country where more than 40 percent of the population lives in rural areas and there is still a dominant mentality that burdens women with raising children and taking care of the home.

The non-engagement of women in the labor market also for this fact affects family income and the level of poverty.

The World Bank analyzes that Albanian women spend 25 years of their productive life raising children and doing unpaid family work.

If this burden were shared equally with the husband and other family members, women could be engaged in the family and increase the income for the family unit.

Being engaged in paid work for fewer years than men, women tend to receive lower pension payments in old age and suffer more from poverty.

By living longer and receiving lower pensions, women are likely to experience higher income inequality throughout their lives and especially in old age.

Poverty is still a sad reality for a large segment of the Albanian population, analyzes the World Bank.

In the last decade, economic growth has become less resilient to poverty alleviation. As the economy grows, the number of poor people does not fall at the same rate.

In an economy like Albania, the reality of poverty came to light during the Covid-19 pandemic, where the poor population and informal workers remain outside social protection schemes.

Nearly half of the population lives in rural areas, where people have poorer access to various services and women suffer more isolation from urban centers.

Although there are no gender gaps in educational attainment in Albania, women have a lower labor force participation rate.

Many of the women are employed in sectors that require lower qualifications and therefore offer lower wages.

Good jobs are scarce and remain out of reach for many school graduates who lack the relevant skills and knowledge.

Unemployment and inactivity remain high, especially among women and young people. A large proportion of women do not participate in formal economic activities. Inequality has increased, particularly affecting rural areas and vulnerable population groups.

Economic migration is high, further depriving the country of talent and manpower. For those who stay, the quality of life is eroded by pollution and low quality of life in urban areas, the World Bank analyzed.


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