This report analyzes women's participation in decision-making positions in Kosovo at the central and local levels of government. It finds that women are underrepresented in both areas, holding only around 40% of positions in central government and 28% in municipalities. Few women hold leadership roles, comprising just 5.2% of senior roles in central government ministries and 10.1% in municipalities. The report concludes that Kosovo is failing to meet its legal requirements for gender equality in public institutions and provides recommendations for improving women's representation, including targeted recruitment in areas with fewer women and developing a new national gender equality program.
The document summarizes employability in Poland, including:
- The legal working age is 16, though some restrictions apply until age 18. Retirement age is now 60 for women and 65 for men.
- Youth unemployment rates are high, especially for those under 25 (13.8%) compared to over 24 (3.6%). Rates are also higher for ages 20-24 (18%).
- Popular jobs for youth include assistant/secretary, administration, production worker, and sales. In-demand careers now include graphic designer, programmer, and business/financial analyst.
- Support for youth employment includes public employment services, training institutions, apprenticeships, and validation of non-formal learning.
The document summarizes the activities of the UPLAN Network, a coalition of civic organizations from 5 Ukrainian cities working to promote democratic reforms in Ukraine. The Network conducts research, advocates for reforms, and builds connections between civic activists, scholars, journalists and government officials. Over three years, the Network's 73 experts have produced numerous analytical reports and engaged stakeholders across regions to influence policymaking and accelerate reforms related to areas like anti-corruption, decentralization, and law enforcement.
The annual report summarizes the work of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU), an NGO that promotes democracy and human rights in Ukraine, in 2018. Key activities included educational programs that engaged thousands of citizens, election observers, and officials. CVU also conducted public discussions and research on important issues like judicial and political reforms. Through partnerships with other organizations, CVU worked to increase civic participation, transparency, and accountability in the Ukrainian government. Looking ahead, CVU aims to continue its efforts to strengthen democracy through citizen education, policy work, and public oversight.
The document provides information about the All-Ukrainian non-governmental organization «Committee of voters of Ukraine» (CVU). It includes details about CVU's leadership, staffing, and offices. The organization's activities in 2016 are summarized, including projects on fighting political corruption, monitoring local elections in united territorial communities, and analyzing politicians' statements. The last section describes CVU's observation of elections in united territorial communities on December 18, 2016. Attached reports on this and other projects are requested. Financial reports including an audit are also requested to be attached.
The document summarizes the activities and responsibilities of Slovenia's Ministry of the Interior in the field of public administration. The Ministry oversees human resources management in the central public administration, develops e-government services, works on eliminating administrative burdens through regulation, and oversees local self-governance, elections, integrity and prevention of corruption. It is responsible for establishing an effective, efficient and modern public administration in Slovenia.
CVU is a registered non-governmental organization in Ukraine with over 125 branches. In 2017, CVU monitored transparency in state support for political parties and held events on party reform and judicial reform. CVU also conducted a voter awareness campaign and observed local elections in newly amalgamated communities, deploying 350 observers. Key donors included NDI, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, USAID, and the Council of Europe. CVU's turnover was $78,443 USD in 2017, $82,524 USD in 2016, and $329,461 USD in 2015. Attached reports include CVU's final analytical report on monitoring state support for parties, press releases on events, and an election observation report.
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) is a non-governmental organization that monitors elections and promotes democracy in Ukraine. In 2014, CVU observed the presidential, local, and parliamentary elections to promote transparency. CVU also works to introduce good governance, protect citizen's rights, and strengthen its own institutional capacity. CVU receives funding from international donors and organizations to support its work monitoring elections and democratic reforms.
This document provides contact information for various organizations involved in a project to regulate labor migration in Central Asia. It then summarizes the objectives and activities of the project, which aims to develop a comprehensive strategy for managing labor migration between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and to maximize the benefits of migration for development. Key activities include training government agencies, harmonizing policies, promoting social dialogue, and enhancing data collection and sharing of statistics. The overall goal is to improve regulation of migration flows and protect migrant workers' rights and welfare in both origin and destination countries.
The document summarizes employability in Poland, including:
- The legal working age is 16, though some restrictions apply until age 18. Retirement age is now 60 for women and 65 for men.
- Youth unemployment rates are high, especially for those under 25 (13.8%) compared to over 24 (3.6%). Rates are also higher for ages 20-24 (18%).
- Popular jobs for youth include assistant/secretary, administration, production worker, and sales. In-demand careers now include graphic designer, programmer, and business/financial analyst.
- Support for youth employment includes public employment services, training institutions, apprenticeships, and validation of non-formal learning.
The document summarizes the activities of the UPLAN Network, a coalition of civic organizations from 5 Ukrainian cities working to promote democratic reforms in Ukraine. The Network conducts research, advocates for reforms, and builds connections between civic activists, scholars, journalists and government officials. Over three years, the Network's 73 experts have produced numerous analytical reports and engaged stakeholders across regions to influence policymaking and accelerate reforms related to areas like anti-corruption, decentralization, and law enforcement.
The annual report summarizes the work of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU), an NGO that promotes democracy and human rights in Ukraine, in 2018. Key activities included educational programs that engaged thousands of citizens, election observers, and officials. CVU also conducted public discussions and research on important issues like judicial and political reforms. Through partnerships with other organizations, CVU worked to increase civic participation, transparency, and accountability in the Ukrainian government. Looking ahead, CVU aims to continue its efforts to strengthen democracy through citizen education, policy work, and public oversight.
The document provides information about the All-Ukrainian non-governmental organization «Committee of voters of Ukraine» (CVU). It includes details about CVU's leadership, staffing, and offices. The organization's activities in 2016 are summarized, including projects on fighting political corruption, monitoring local elections in united territorial communities, and analyzing politicians' statements. The last section describes CVU's observation of elections in united territorial communities on December 18, 2016. Attached reports on this and other projects are requested. Financial reports including an audit are also requested to be attached.
The document summarizes the activities and responsibilities of Slovenia's Ministry of the Interior in the field of public administration. The Ministry oversees human resources management in the central public administration, develops e-government services, works on eliminating administrative burdens through regulation, and oversees local self-governance, elections, integrity and prevention of corruption. It is responsible for establishing an effective, efficient and modern public administration in Slovenia.
CVU is a registered non-governmental organization in Ukraine with over 125 branches. In 2017, CVU monitored transparency in state support for political parties and held events on party reform and judicial reform. CVU also conducted a voter awareness campaign and observed local elections in newly amalgamated communities, deploying 350 observers. Key donors included NDI, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, USAID, and the Council of Europe. CVU's turnover was $78,443 USD in 2017, $82,524 USD in 2016, and $329,461 USD in 2015. Attached reports include CVU's final analytical report on monitoring state support for parties, press releases on events, and an election observation report.
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) is a non-governmental organization that monitors elections and promotes democracy in Ukraine. In 2014, CVU observed the presidential, local, and parliamentary elections to promote transparency. CVU also works to introduce good governance, protect citizen's rights, and strengthen its own institutional capacity. CVU receives funding from international donors and organizations to support its work monitoring elections and democratic reforms.
This document provides contact information for various organizations involved in a project to regulate labor migration in Central Asia. It then summarizes the objectives and activities of the project, which aims to develop a comprehensive strategy for managing labor migration between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and to maximize the benefits of migration for development. Key activities include training government agencies, harmonizing policies, promoting social dialogue, and enhancing data collection and sharing of statistics. The overall goal is to improve regulation of migration flows and protect migrant workers' rights and welfare in both origin and destination countries.
Oxfam lunch time talk 25.07.2014 Inequality Trends in RussiaDaria Ukhova
The document discusses inequality in contemporary Russia, including key trends such as rising income inequality and disparities in access to healthcare, housing, education, and jobs. It analyzes past government policies aimed at reducing inequality through regional development programs and social protections, finding them insufficiently targeted or funded. Moving forward, it argues policies are needed to create quality jobs, reform taxation, increase funding for public services, pass anti-discrimination laws, and fight corruption in order to effectively address Russia's inequality challenges.
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) is a non-governmental organization that promotes human rights and direct democracy in Ukraine. In 2015, CVU observed elections, trained election officials and observers, monitored authorities, promoted electoral reforms, and protected citizens' rights. Key activities included observing local elections in October and November 2015 with over 4,600 observers, monitoring campaign finance, and developing recommendations to improve election legislation. CVU also monitored decentralization reforms and the implementation of anti-corruption measures. Internationally, CVU representatives observed elections abroad and participated in conferences to exchange experiences with other organizations.
USAID RADA Program: Responsible, Accountable, Democratic Assemblyradaprogram
The USAID RADA Program aims to promote a responsible, accountable, and democratic Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) in Ukraine through several initiatives from November 2013 to November 2018. It helps establish communication between MPs and voters through the Model District Project. It also educates citizens on the Parliament's functions through town halls, educational campaigns, and games. The program works to increase the Parliament's openness and accountability by ensuring citizen and media participation in events, developing reporting tools, and livestreaming committee meetings. It also helps MPs and their staff through training programs. The overall goal is to enhance public involvement in the legislative process and strengthen oversight of the Parliament.
The document summarizes a gender monitoring report of the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary elections. It finds that women remain underrepresented in Ukrainian politics, holding only 8% of parliamentary seats. International organizations have urged Ukraine to take measures to increase women's representation. However, most political parties in the 2012 elections offered only 10-20% women candidates. The report analyzed parties' programs and candidate lists, finding some parties did better than others at representing women. It also monitored regional representation and found significant gender disparities across Ukraine's regions.
Anti-Corruption Reloaded Assessment of Southeast EuropeМЦМС | MCIC
This report provides a civil society view of the state of corruption and anticorruption in Southeast Europe. It
has been prepared by the SELDI Secretariat (Center for the Study of Democracy) after extensive consultations
with SELDI partners, and is based on nine national Corruption Assessment Reports.
The document describes e-PRS, an electronic population registration system used in Tanzania to collect and manage household and individual data through mobile phones. It provides details on the content collected such as location, demographics, education, and links to other systems. The system has been piloted in several regions of Tanzania and shows potential to improve planning, monitoring, and linking of various sectors like education, health and statistics.
Presentation at the WomenPower Fair organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol CYPRUS
CPLR annual activity report for 2015. Year 2015 in Ukraine for Constitutionalism, Governance and Public Administration, Judiciary, Criminal Justice, Combatting Corruption. CPLR achievements, publications, financial report, donors.
In the 20th century, one of the greatest changes to democracy around the World was the inclusion of increasing numbers of women, both as voters and as members of parliaments.
The document discusses education in Pakistan, including literacy rates, enrollment rates, and challenges. Some key points:
- Pakistan's overall literacy rate is 58%, with rates of 70% for males and 40% for females. Literacy is higher in urban (75%) versus rural (44%) areas.
- Enrollment has increased significantly from 1969-1970 to 2005-2006 at all levels of education, especially higher levels. However, 54% of Pakistan's population has still never attended school.
- Low literacy and enrollment rates are due to factors like economic challenges, gender inequality, population growth, lack of education quality and awareness, and terrorism affecting schools. The government allocates only about 1.9% of
This document outlines Georgia's proposed local self-governance system following decentralization reforms. It proposes a two-tier system with municipalities at the first level and regions at the second level. Municipalities would focus on local services while regions would handle cultural, social and economic development across municipalities. Key elements of the system like representative councils, executive bodies, budgets, and taxation are described. Potential weaknesses and strengths of the self-governance model are also discussed.
The Centre of Policy and Legal Reform worked on several public administration reforms in 2020:
1) Reform of the Government and central executive bodies was discussed but the comprehensive law on this was not passed. Reforming ministries' structures continued but was not fully implemented.
2) Reforming Ukraine's 136 administrative districts required adapting the territorial organization of the executive branch, and a draft law on this was submitted to Parliament.
3) Proposed amendments to civil service laws were rejected, and the competitive selection process deteriorated during the pandemic when appointments were made without competition. However, a draft law was submitted to address this.
4) A draft general administrative procedure law was adopted in first reading with the aim to regulate public services
The National Agency for Employment in Romania provides services to help unemployed individuals find work, including vocational counseling, training programs, job placement assistance, and subsidies for companies hiring unemployed workers. However, the document notes that the agency lacks specialists to provide career coaching or psychological support for those dealing with mental health issues while unemployed. While some non-profit organizations in Romania offer free counseling, psychological consultations must generally be paid for privately without government subsidies.
The Centre of Policy and Legal Reform continued implementing ongoing projects from previous years in most areas of activity. A key focus in 2018 was developing the Public Law and Administration Network to involve experts from major Ukrainian cities in reform processes. The State Bureau of Investigations began operating, achieving a long-term goal of the Centre. However, many areas saw decreasing reform potential from authorities as politicians began focusing on the 2019 elections. The Centre initiated an Electoral Council to promote meaningful election campaigns focused on social issues rather than populism. 2019 will be challenging due to the elections but the Centre remains committed to supporting European reforms in Ukraine.
This document summarizes the development of civil-military relations in Azerbaijan over the past 20 years. It discusses four periods: 1) the Patriotic Society period from 1991-1994 when the army faced many problems with little oversight; 2) the Cease-Fire period from 1994-1998 when the media began reporting on the army but faced restrictions; 3) the Problem Boom period from 1998-2005 when reporting increased and military NGOs became more active; and 4) from 2005-present when Azerbaijan signed agreements with NATO promoting transparency and democratic control. However, the document notes that in reality democratic control over the military has not progressed and the defense budget and ministry remain non-transparent with limited civilian participation. It proposes several reforms
Report of the mission of Saint-Josse (Brussels) to 'Palestine'Thierry Debels
The delegation from Saint-Josse-ten-Noode arrived in Palestine on their first day of the mission. After passing through airport security in Tel Aviv, they traveled to Bethlehem where they would be staying. Upon arriving, they were struck by the differences between the developed landscape of Israel and the underdeveloped Palestinian territory. In the evening, they had dinner with their contact from the Jerusalem Governorate to discuss the upcoming stages of the mission.
Municipal elections will take place in northern Kosovo on November 3rd, which will test the implementation of the Brussels Agreement that aims to normalize relations between Serbia and Kosovo. This document discusses preparations for the elections, analyzing the roles of Belgrade and Pristina and developments among Kosovo Serb politicians. It outlines four potential scenarios for the results and aftermath: an optimistic scenario of high voter turnout and smooth establishment of new institutions; a realistic scenario of moderate turnout and establishment of institutions but maintained distance from Pristina; a disastrous scenario of low turnout leading to violence and deadlock in negotiations; and a pessimistic scenario of security issues and tensions between ethnic groups jeopardizing the normalization process.
CONTENTS
1. CPLR’s achievements over 21 years ... p.3
2. Year 2017 in constitutionalism ... p.5
3. Year 2017 in governance and public administration ... p.9
4. Year 2017 in judiciary ...p.15
5. Year 2017 in criminal justice ...p.19
6. Year 2017 in anticorruption ...p.23
7. CPLR as founder and active participant of CSOs coalitions ...p. 26
8. Analytical products and media activity ...p.29
9. Publications ... p.32
10. Budget ...p.33
Content:
1. CPLR in Board Members’ Words
2. Achievements of CPLR for 20 years .
3. 2016 in:
1) constitutionalism
2) governance and public administration
3) justice
4) criminal justice
5) anti-corruption
6) information and e-governance
4. Publications of CPLR
5. CPLR as institutor and active participant in coalitions of civil
society organizations
6. Statistics of analytical products and media activity of CPLR
7. Financial account
8. Budget for 2016, projects, donors
9. Revenue budget from donors
This document discusses network communication protocols and threading in C#. It describes two types of communication - connection oriented using TCP and connectionless using UDP. TCP guarantees packet delivery and order while UDP does not. It also outlines how to create a simple TCP server and client with socket programming using ports and addresses. Finally, it covers threading concepts like life cycle, priorities and creating threads by defining a ThreadStart delegate and calling Start.
Assessment Techniques - post-webinar assignmentsIrina K
The document contains instructions for a self-assessment activity where students are asked to 1) write the seasons under trees, 2) provide 2 new words for each season, and 3) describe the fourth season. It also includes a rubric to evaluate students' success in completing the tasks either independently, with some help, or with much help from the teacher.
The document announces a free leadership workshop for Phillips County youth ages 14-18 to be held at Phillips County Community College from August 1-3. The workshop will teach skills like public speaking, listening, writing speeches, and group problem solving. Participants will work in committees to address an issue in Phillips County and present their solutions. The agenda includes introductions, skills exercises, community panels, and a pizza celebration on the final day. Youth can sign up by contacting the Phillips County Chamber of Commerce or Library.
Oxfam lunch time talk 25.07.2014 Inequality Trends in RussiaDaria Ukhova
The document discusses inequality in contemporary Russia, including key trends such as rising income inequality and disparities in access to healthcare, housing, education, and jobs. It analyzes past government policies aimed at reducing inequality through regional development programs and social protections, finding them insufficiently targeted or funded. Moving forward, it argues policies are needed to create quality jobs, reform taxation, increase funding for public services, pass anti-discrimination laws, and fight corruption in order to effectively address Russia's inequality challenges.
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) is a non-governmental organization that promotes human rights and direct democracy in Ukraine. In 2015, CVU observed elections, trained election officials and observers, monitored authorities, promoted electoral reforms, and protected citizens' rights. Key activities included observing local elections in October and November 2015 with over 4,600 observers, monitoring campaign finance, and developing recommendations to improve election legislation. CVU also monitored decentralization reforms and the implementation of anti-corruption measures. Internationally, CVU representatives observed elections abroad and participated in conferences to exchange experiences with other organizations.
USAID RADA Program: Responsible, Accountable, Democratic Assemblyradaprogram
The USAID RADA Program aims to promote a responsible, accountable, and democratic Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) in Ukraine through several initiatives from November 2013 to November 2018. It helps establish communication between MPs and voters through the Model District Project. It also educates citizens on the Parliament's functions through town halls, educational campaigns, and games. The program works to increase the Parliament's openness and accountability by ensuring citizen and media participation in events, developing reporting tools, and livestreaming committee meetings. It also helps MPs and their staff through training programs. The overall goal is to enhance public involvement in the legislative process and strengthen oversight of the Parliament.
The document summarizes a gender monitoring report of the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary elections. It finds that women remain underrepresented in Ukrainian politics, holding only 8% of parliamentary seats. International organizations have urged Ukraine to take measures to increase women's representation. However, most political parties in the 2012 elections offered only 10-20% women candidates. The report analyzed parties' programs and candidate lists, finding some parties did better than others at representing women. It also monitored regional representation and found significant gender disparities across Ukraine's regions.
Anti-Corruption Reloaded Assessment of Southeast EuropeМЦМС | MCIC
This report provides a civil society view of the state of corruption and anticorruption in Southeast Europe. It
has been prepared by the SELDI Secretariat (Center for the Study of Democracy) after extensive consultations
with SELDI partners, and is based on nine national Corruption Assessment Reports.
The document describes e-PRS, an electronic population registration system used in Tanzania to collect and manage household and individual data through mobile phones. It provides details on the content collected such as location, demographics, education, and links to other systems. The system has been piloted in several regions of Tanzania and shows potential to improve planning, monitoring, and linking of various sectors like education, health and statistics.
Presentation at the WomenPower Fair organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol CYPRUS
CPLR annual activity report for 2015. Year 2015 in Ukraine for Constitutionalism, Governance and Public Administration, Judiciary, Criminal Justice, Combatting Corruption. CPLR achievements, publications, financial report, donors.
In the 20th century, one of the greatest changes to democracy around the World was the inclusion of increasing numbers of women, both as voters and as members of parliaments.
The document discusses education in Pakistan, including literacy rates, enrollment rates, and challenges. Some key points:
- Pakistan's overall literacy rate is 58%, with rates of 70% for males and 40% for females. Literacy is higher in urban (75%) versus rural (44%) areas.
- Enrollment has increased significantly from 1969-1970 to 2005-2006 at all levels of education, especially higher levels. However, 54% of Pakistan's population has still never attended school.
- Low literacy and enrollment rates are due to factors like economic challenges, gender inequality, population growth, lack of education quality and awareness, and terrorism affecting schools. The government allocates only about 1.9% of
This document outlines Georgia's proposed local self-governance system following decentralization reforms. It proposes a two-tier system with municipalities at the first level and regions at the second level. Municipalities would focus on local services while regions would handle cultural, social and economic development across municipalities. Key elements of the system like representative councils, executive bodies, budgets, and taxation are described. Potential weaknesses and strengths of the self-governance model are also discussed.
The Centre of Policy and Legal Reform worked on several public administration reforms in 2020:
1) Reform of the Government and central executive bodies was discussed but the comprehensive law on this was not passed. Reforming ministries' structures continued but was not fully implemented.
2) Reforming Ukraine's 136 administrative districts required adapting the territorial organization of the executive branch, and a draft law on this was submitted to Parliament.
3) Proposed amendments to civil service laws were rejected, and the competitive selection process deteriorated during the pandemic when appointments were made without competition. However, a draft law was submitted to address this.
4) A draft general administrative procedure law was adopted in first reading with the aim to regulate public services
The National Agency for Employment in Romania provides services to help unemployed individuals find work, including vocational counseling, training programs, job placement assistance, and subsidies for companies hiring unemployed workers. However, the document notes that the agency lacks specialists to provide career coaching or psychological support for those dealing with mental health issues while unemployed. While some non-profit organizations in Romania offer free counseling, psychological consultations must generally be paid for privately without government subsidies.
The Centre of Policy and Legal Reform continued implementing ongoing projects from previous years in most areas of activity. A key focus in 2018 was developing the Public Law and Administration Network to involve experts from major Ukrainian cities in reform processes. The State Bureau of Investigations began operating, achieving a long-term goal of the Centre. However, many areas saw decreasing reform potential from authorities as politicians began focusing on the 2019 elections. The Centre initiated an Electoral Council to promote meaningful election campaigns focused on social issues rather than populism. 2019 will be challenging due to the elections but the Centre remains committed to supporting European reforms in Ukraine.
This document summarizes the development of civil-military relations in Azerbaijan over the past 20 years. It discusses four periods: 1) the Patriotic Society period from 1991-1994 when the army faced many problems with little oversight; 2) the Cease-Fire period from 1994-1998 when the media began reporting on the army but faced restrictions; 3) the Problem Boom period from 1998-2005 when reporting increased and military NGOs became more active; and 4) from 2005-present when Azerbaijan signed agreements with NATO promoting transparency and democratic control. However, the document notes that in reality democratic control over the military has not progressed and the defense budget and ministry remain non-transparent with limited civilian participation. It proposes several reforms
Report of the mission of Saint-Josse (Brussels) to 'Palestine'Thierry Debels
The delegation from Saint-Josse-ten-Noode arrived in Palestine on their first day of the mission. After passing through airport security in Tel Aviv, they traveled to Bethlehem where they would be staying. Upon arriving, they were struck by the differences between the developed landscape of Israel and the underdeveloped Palestinian territory. In the evening, they had dinner with their contact from the Jerusalem Governorate to discuss the upcoming stages of the mission.
Municipal elections will take place in northern Kosovo on November 3rd, which will test the implementation of the Brussels Agreement that aims to normalize relations between Serbia and Kosovo. This document discusses preparations for the elections, analyzing the roles of Belgrade and Pristina and developments among Kosovo Serb politicians. It outlines four potential scenarios for the results and aftermath: an optimistic scenario of high voter turnout and smooth establishment of new institutions; a realistic scenario of moderate turnout and establishment of institutions but maintained distance from Pristina; a disastrous scenario of low turnout leading to violence and deadlock in negotiations; and a pessimistic scenario of security issues and tensions between ethnic groups jeopardizing the normalization process.
CONTENTS
1. CPLR’s achievements over 21 years ... p.3
2. Year 2017 in constitutionalism ... p.5
3. Year 2017 in governance and public administration ... p.9
4. Year 2017 in judiciary ...p.15
5. Year 2017 in criminal justice ...p.19
6. Year 2017 in anticorruption ...p.23
7. CPLR as founder and active participant of CSOs coalitions ...p. 26
8. Analytical products and media activity ...p.29
9. Publications ... p.32
10. Budget ...p.33
Content:
1. CPLR in Board Members’ Words
2. Achievements of CPLR for 20 years .
3. 2016 in:
1) constitutionalism
2) governance and public administration
3) justice
4) criminal justice
5) anti-corruption
6) information and e-governance
4. Publications of CPLR
5. CPLR as institutor and active participant in coalitions of civil
society organizations
6. Statistics of analytical products and media activity of CPLR
7. Financial account
8. Budget for 2016, projects, donors
9. Revenue budget from donors
This document discusses network communication protocols and threading in C#. It describes two types of communication - connection oriented using TCP and connectionless using UDP. TCP guarantees packet delivery and order while UDP does not. It also outlines how to create a simple TCP server and client with socket programming using ports and addresses. Finally, it covers threading concepts like life cycle, priorities and creating threads by defining a ThreadStart delegate and calling Start.
Assessment Techniques - post-webinar assignmentsIrina K
The document contains instructions for a self-assessment activity where students are asked to 1) write the seasons under trees, 2) provide 2 new words for each season, and 3) describe the fourth season. It also includes a rubric to evaluate students' success in completing the tasks either independently, with some help, or with much help from the teacher.
The document announces a free leadership workshop for Phillips County youth ages 14-18 to be held at Phillips County Community College from August 1-3. The workshop will teach skills like public speaking, listening, writing speeches, and group problem solving. Participants will work in committees to address an issue in Phillips County and present their solutions. The agenda includes introductions, skills exercises, community panels, and a pizza celebration on the final day. Youth can sign up by contacting the Phillips County Chamber of Commerce or Library.
Top 6 Sources for Identifying Threat Actor TTPsRecorded Future
The document discusses 6 key sources for identifying threat actors' tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs): 1) Open source intelligence from the deep and dark web, 2) Darknets which are intentionally vulnerable networks, 3) Telemetry data collected internally and by vendors, 4) Scanning and crawling the open web actively, 5) Malware processing by vendors to inform security protocols, and 6) Closed source human intelligence developing online relationships. The takeaway is that organizations should assess their needs to determine the appropriate approach based on size and budget.
This document discusses issues related to gender, sexuality and online spaces in Kosovo. It notes that Kosovo remains a deeply patriarchal society and LGBT individuals face serious prejudice. While Kosovo's laws prohibit discrimination, implementation is lacking. The document examines two online initiatives - Kosovo 2.0 and #TakeBackTheNightKosovo - that aim to promote discussion of women's and LGBT rights. It notes that hate speech targeting women and LGBT people persists online, though watchdog groups monitor traditional and online media.
The new report provides an excellent opportunity to deepen our understanding of human development and how it applies to Kosovo. Whilst the first report established a base-line, the second report explored in greater detail the differences in development in Kosovan population. The KHDR 2006 report explores the human development concerns of one of the most critical segments of Kosovo society, the youth, which represent both the potential wealth of the Kosovo society for accelerated development and, at the same time, a major potential risk if it is not approached adequately. This report also assess whether there have been improvements in human development since 2002 and identify different development challenges that have emerged since first KHDR report.
This document discusses international assistance in establishing independent media institutions in Kosovo following the conflict in the late 1990s. It provides background on Kosovo's political system and history of conflict. It then examines the stages of international media assistance since 1999 and approaches taken. Case studies are presented on the Independent Media Commission, Radio Television of Kosovo, and Press Council of Kosovo, looking at their origins with international assistance and ongoing challenges to their independence and functioning. Concerns are raised about political pressure and uncertain funding threatening the independence of media institutions in Kosovo.
This document summarizes the key findings of a survey of Kosovan youth conducted by the Kosovar Stability Initiative (IKS) with funding from UNICEF. The survey included a Kosovo-wide survey of 1,300 youth, in-depth interviews with youth across Kosovo, and 10 focus groups. It finds that Kosovan youth remain dissatisfied with the education system due to its poor quality and lack of resources. Unemployment is the greatest concern of youth at 73%. Youth also feel they have limited opportunities for participation in decision-making. While some youth hope for improvements, others view migration as the best option. The report makes recommendations in the areas of education, employment, youth participation, and improving youth's future
This document summarizes 10 problems with elections in Kosovo and provides recommendations to address each problem. The first problem discussed is inaccurate and outdated voter lists, which contain hundreds of thousands of people who are deceased, living abroad, or have moved within Kosovo. An audit found that only around 60% of voters on the list in one municipality actually lived at the registered address. The document recommends improving voter list accuracy to prevent electoral fraud.
CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING PROCESSESDr Lendy Spires
The document discusses civil society participation in decision-making processes in Kosovo. It provides an overview of existing mechanisms for civil society organizations (CSOs) to participate in policy and decision-making at both the central and municipal levels of government. Effective CSO participation is important for several reasons, including promoting good governance, inclusiveness, accountability, transparency, and conflict prevention. The document outlines various laws and frameworks that establish the right of CSOs to participate, and provides examples of mechanisms such as working groups, public consultations, and advocacy campaigns that facilitate their involvement in the political process.
CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING PROCESSESDr Lendy Spires
Public participation in decision making is an essential element to any transparent, accountable and democratic political system. It ensures the continuation of dialogue between citizens and decision makers outside of election times. Ideally it results in policy and legislation more responsive to the needs of the people it affects.
Civil society organisations (CSOs) play an important role in such participation mechanisms, providing a link between citizens and decision makers. Public participation is particularly important for marginalised groups such as minority communities and women, whose voices are often neglected by decision makers. In Kosovo, various legal provisions and institutional mechanisms are in place to allow for public participation in policy and decision making. However, such mechanisms are not being used effectively.
There exists no systematic dialogue between CSOs and government institutions. Interaction mostly takes place on an ad hoc basis.1 For example, as of 2011, it was estimated that 90 per cent of draft laws and policy documents were drafted without civil society participation.2 This guidebook aims to contribute to strengthening the role of CSOs in public participation processes in Kosovo by providing a clear overview of the existing CSO participation mechanisms in Kosovo and how to effectively use them.
The guidebook draws on ECMI Kosovo’s vast experience working with civil society and government institutions in Kosovo and concrete laws, including the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo (hereafter the Constitution) and the Law on Local Self-Government. It is also informed by and complements other guides and reference books produced by the Technical Assistance for Civil Society Organisations (TACSO), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF), among others.
This is a web publication presenting data from the survey on public perception and attitudes towards the nongovernmental sector in Serbia, carried out in May 2009. The survey was commissioned by the Institute for Sustainable Communities and financially supported by the USAID.
The document discusses youth policy in Estonia. It provides statistics on the youth population and outlines the main goals of the national youth work strategy from 2006-2013, which are to ensure youth participation and development based on the actual interests and needs of young people. It also discusses the key partners in youth policy, including the Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian Youth Work Centre, and the Estonian National Youth Council. The National Youth Council represents 53 youth organizations and aims to promote cooperation and participation among Estonian youth.
Prezentacija sa Euroguidance konferencije o karijernom vođenju i savetovanju koja je održana u saradnji sa Ministarstvom omladine i sporta i Ministarstvom prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja, 5. decembra 2013. godine u Palati Srbija u Beogradu.
Quick Facts - Kosovo - 2013 Annual Report on the State of PhilanthropyCatalyst Balkans
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The document discusses youth participation in Estonia. It notes that there are approximately 366,914 young people aged 7-26 in Estonia, with 60% of 14-26 year olds considered passive. The main aim of Estonia's youth policy from 2006-2013 is to ensure youth participation and development across all youth policy domains based on the actual interests and needs of young people. This includes actions based on an understanding of youth needs, opportunities for youth participation in decision making, and an integrated youth policy developed in cooperation with stakeholders.
Dokument koji se nalazi pred vama jedan je od glavnih rezultata međunarodnog projekta „Uzdizanje omladinskog rada iznad granica“, koji su sproveli Nacionalna asocijacija praktičara/ki omladinskog rada (NAPOR) Srbije i Estonski centar za omladinski rad - Eesti Noorsootöö Keskus. Ideja koja stoji iza ovog projekta nastala je nakon procene zajedničkih potreba za unapređenjem kvaliteta omladinskog rada, područja u kojoj su oba partnera veoma iskusna, budući da su centralni organi na nacionalnom nivou za razvoj omladinskog rada. Autori publikacije Ana Pecarski i Deniz Hoti prikazali su kontekst omladinskog rada, saradnje sa institucijama za mlade i primere omladinskog rada koji se praktikuju u dvema zemljama, Estoniji i Srbiji.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................10
METHODOLOGY.......................................................................................................................................12
LEGAL FRAMEWORK, PRELIMINARY RESEARCH AND REPORTS...................................................13
LEGAL FRAMEWORK...........................................................................................................................................13
PRELIMINARY RESEARCHES AND REPORTS......................................................................................15
CURRENT STATE......................................................................................................................................17
CENTRAL LEVEL.....................................................................................................................................................17
GOVERNMENT........................................................................................................................................................17
ASSEMBLY...............................................................................................................................................................22
PRESIDENCY...........................................................................................................................................................24
LOCAL LEVEL..........................................................................................................................................................25
CONCLUSIONS.........................................................................................................................................29
RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................................................................................................30
NEXT STEPS ............................................................................................................................................31
REFERENCES:..........................................................................................................................................32
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Women representation according to ministries for 2013
Table 2. Women representation according to ministries for 2014
Table 3. Women representation according to ministries for 2015
Table 4. Women representation according to ministries for 2016
Table 5. Senior leadership and leadership positions according to ministries
Table 6. Senior leadership and leadership positions according to ministries
LIST OF CHARTS
Chart 1. Gender representation in the Government
Chart 2. Women representation in each ministry for 2016
Chart 3. Senior leadership positions in the Government
Chart 4. Leadership positions in the Government
Chart 5. Gender representation in the Assembly
Chart 6. (Senior) Leadership positions in the Assembly
Chart 7. Political advisors of the President
Chart 8. Gender representation in the Presidency (civil servants)
Chart 9. (Senior) Leadership positions in the Presidency
Chart 10. Gender representation in municipalities
Chart 11. Women representation in each municipality
Chart 12. Leadership positions in municipalities – directors of municipal directorates
Chart 13. Leadership positions in Kosovo’s municipalities in 2013-2014
Chart 14. Leadership positions in Kosovo’s municipalities in 2015
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
AGE Agency for Gender Equality
EC European Commission
EU European Union
KGSC Kosovo Gender Studies Centre
LGE Law on Gender Equality
MAFRD Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
MCR Ministry for Communities and Return
MCYS Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport
MD Ministry of Diaspora
MED Ministry of Economic Development
MEI Ministry of European Integration
MEST Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
MF Ministry of Finance
MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MH Ministry of Health
MI Ministry of Infrastructure
MIA Ministry of Internal Affairs
MJ Ministry of Justice
MKSF Ministry of Kosovo Security Force
MLGA Ministry of Local Government Administration
MLSW Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
MMPH Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
MPA Ministry of Public Administration
MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry
OPM Office of Prime Minister
8.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The participation of women in decision-making in Kosovo is considered to be low in spite of the
legal requirement from the Law No. 05/L -020 on Gender Equality, article 6, point 8, which states
that “equal gender representation in all legislative, executive and judiciary bodies and other public
institutions is achieved when ensured a minimum representation of fifty percent (50%) for each
gender, including their governing and decision-making bodies”.
The aim of the research was to assess women's participation in decision-making at the central
level (Government, Assembly, and Presidency) and local level (municipalities) in Kosovo. This was
carried out through a research based on currently available statistics collected from a number of
institutions and analysis of recent reports on this issue.
Neither central nor local institutions in Kosovo enforce the Law on Gender Equality (LGE). The
women’s representation in 2016 in the Government as a whole, i.e. Ministries and the Office of the
Prime Minister, is only 40.6%. On the other hand, Kosovo municipalities had only 28% women among
their total number of employees in 2015. Furthermore, leadership positions in both Government and
municipalities continue to be male dominated. Women headed only 5.2% of leadership positions in
the Government in 2015, while in municipalities this percentage was 10.1% (14 municipalities had no
women in leadership positions). Additionally, in the Presidency as well as the Assembly women are
severely underrepresented: current statistics show that only 14 out of 32 (senior) leadership positions
were headed by women in 2015, while at the Assembly women headed only 19 out of 52 (senior)
leadership positions.
Based on data collected on the current state of women's participation in decision-making in Kosovo,
the Kosovar Gender Studies Center makes the following recommendations:
• State institutions (especially the poor performers like:Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of
Kosovo Security Force, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs) are recommended to implement special
measures under Article 6 of the Law on Gender Equality to accelerate the realization of gender
equality in areas where inequities exist. These specific measures shall be used systematically
when there are job vacancies within institutions;
• The Agency for Gender Equality is recommended to draft the Kosovo Programme for Gender
Equality and take into consideration the priorities deriving from the European Union’s new
Gender Action Plan 2016-2020;
• The Ministry of Public Administration is recommended to publish sexdisaggregated statistics
and reports on the state of the civil service on its website in order to make them accessible to
interested parties; and
• The Ministry of Public Administration is recommended to collect sexdisaggregated data on
appointments for positions of political advisors of the heads of state financed by the state of
Kosovo’s budget.
Kosovar Gender Studies Center will use the data from this report to:
• Advocate for the improvement of the current situation concerning women’s representation in
decision-making;
• Carry out a litigation case against a public institution which is most severely violating the Law
on Gender Equality; and
• Advocate with the Ministry of Public Administration to regularly publish disaggregated data by
gender for civil servants.
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INTRODUCTION
Increasing women's participation in public life constitutes a key element to the development and
democratization of a country. Involvement of women in all aspects of political life is important
not only because women constitute half of the population, but also because the realisation of
balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision making is a matter of
the full enjoyment of human rights, of social justice, and a necessary condition for the better
functioning of a democratic society. The realisation of equal participation of women and men
in political and public decision-making leads to better and more efficient policy making through
the redefinition of political priorities and the placement of new issues on the political agenda. In
addition, this contributes to the improvement of quality of life.1
Women’s increased participation in decision-making contributes to positive transformative
processes for societies, such as changes in laws, policies, services, institutions, and social norms.2
It is important to make sure women’s voices about decisions affecting their lives, the lives of their
families and the wider community are heard. These decisions affect women as much as they
affect men. Therefore, women must be involved in decision-making in every area and have equal
power and number with men.3
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure that women are
given the opportunity to participate equally in all decision-making levels and that the institutions
represent a variety of people and communities that they represent.
The need of empowering women and increasing their participation in decision-making is foreseen
within the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
adopted by United Nation’s General Assembly in 1979.4
The Convention has been ratified by 190
of the UN’s 195 member states. The purpose of CEDAW is to abolish all forms of discrimination
against women and to achieve full human freedoms and rights for women on equal terms with
men. The convention also demands to eliminate discrimination against women in the political
and public life and places special importance on the participation of women in the public life. The
preamble to the Convention states in part:
"Recalling that discrimination against women violates the principles of equality of rights and
respect for human dignity, is an obstacle to the participation of women, on equal terms with
men, in the political, social, economic and cultural life of their countries, hampers the growth
of the prosperity of society and the family and makes more difficult the full development of
the potentialities of women in the service of their countries and of humanity".
In 1990, the demand to eliminate discrimination against women in political and public life became
a resolution of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),5
which recommended
a target of 30% of leadership positions to be held by women by 1995, and 50% by 2000. By 2015,
neither of the targets have been reached.6
For this reason, the Beijing Declaration and Platform
for Action7
aimed at "gender balance" and participation of equal numbers of men and women in
governmental bodies, as well as public administration has been adopted on the Fourth World
1
COUNCIL OF EUROPE, COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS, Recommendation Rec(2003)3
2
Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy (2014-2017)
3
Kofi Anan, UN Secretary General
4
UN Women (2015) Women in Power & Decision-Making
5
ECOSOC Resolutions
6
11.3% in 1995 and 22% in 2015
7
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
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Conference on Women. Five years later (in 2000), taking into account the differential impact of
conflict on women, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on "Women,
Peace and Security" 8
. The resolution re-emphasizes the need to strengthen the role of women in
decision-making in conflict prevention and conflict resolution.
The participation of women in decision-making in Kosovo, both in terms of numbers and actual
influence, faces many obstacles for different reasons. Mentality and illiteracy are considered to
be the main reasons in limiting women’s role in decision-making. This situation began to change
with the introduction of a quota of 30% of the seats in the Assembly of Kosovo and Municipal
Assemblies, which began to be reserved for women since 2000. Women’s participation in the
political life created a friendlier environment for their representation in other decision-making
levels, including local level. Although the gender quota is challenged, it has significantly led to
an increase of women MPs; there are 39 women MPs in the current legislature.9
In addition, it
is worth mentioning that 20 women MPs out of 39 have been elected through the preferential
ballot, which means five more women compared with the previous general elections in 2010.10
Taking into account the legal obligation to ensure gender equality in all aspects of life in Kosovo,
a greater importance must be paid to the involvement of women in decision-making. The right to
equality of women and men requires that local and regional authorities take all the appropriate
measures and adopt all appropriate strategies to promote a balanced representation and
participation of women and men in all spheres of decision-making.11
The aim of this research is to assess the current state of affairs regarding women's participation
in decision-making at the central level (Government, Assembly, and Presidency) and local level
(municipalities) in Kosovo and provide policy recommendations to respective state bodies. The
following measures were taken in order to better understand women’s current position as well
as to be able to make recommendations on how gender equality in decision-making may be
improved:
• To analyse and map participation of women in decision-making at different levels of hierarchy
in the central institutions (Government, Assembly, and Presidency);
• To analyse women’s participation in the local institutions (municipalities); and
• To analyse the impact of adoption of the human rights law package in 2015 on non-
discrimination of women.
The report includes a section on methodology, which explains the methods used to collect data.
The report also includes the legal framework and previous research conducted by stakeholders
involved in this field of study. The part of the report that addresses the current state is divided
into two sections: central and local level. The summary provides the most critical issues found
by the Kosovar Gender Studies Center (KGSC). The recommendations for improvement are based
on the findings from the report and applicable legal framework in Kosovo, such as CEDAW,
Constitution, and Law on Gender Equality. KGSC will implement several steps in order to monitor
the implementation of its recommendations.
8
UN Security Council Resolution 1325
9
National Democratic Institute (NDI), Kosovo: Overcoming Barriers to Women’s Political Participation
10
National Democratic Institute (NDI), Kosovo: Overcoming Barriers to Women’s Political Participation
11
The European Charter for Equality of women and men in local life
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METHODOLOGY
The team consisting of two KGSC staff worked since June 2016 in collecting information and
preparing the report on women's participation in decision-making in Kosovo.
This was a desk-research report of key available sources, including the legal framework, previous
research and reports on the topic, as well as informal interviews with the Acting Head of the AGE,
the Senior Officer for Gender Equality at the MLGA and the Senior Officer for Human Resources
at the MPA.
MPA provided the data on the state institutions involved in this research, i.e. the total number of
employed women as well as total number of women in leadership positions.
The data on the representation of women at the local level (municipalities) were provided from
the Officer for Gender Equality at the MLGA. These data include information on the number and
percentage of Municipal Assemblies’ members, civil servants, and decision-making positions
(Directors of Directorates).
The data on the number of President’s advisors were obtained through official communication
with the Office of the Presidency. The data on the number of Prime Minister’s advisors were
obtained upon submission of the official request for access to public documents.
During the research, the KGSC team found out that the responsible ministry for civil service lacks a
proper database, which would contain all the necessary information in terms of disaggregation of
civil servants’ data based on sex, age, and separation of institutions’ data from their independent
agencies. The Assembly of Kosovo did not share the required information concerning the political
advisors of the Speaker of the Assembly with KGSC even after submitting the official request for
access to public documents.
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LEGAL FRAMEWORK, PRELIMINARY RESEARCH AND REPORTS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Fundamental human rights are solidly enshrined in the Constitution of Kosovo. The principle of
gender equality is regulated by the Constitution12
of Kosovo and other applicable laws. According
to the Constitution13
both genders have equal rights to participate in political, social, economic
and other fields.
Although Kosovo is not a signatory to major international agreements on human rights, the
Constitution of Kosovo states that all international human rights instruments are directly
applicable.14
More specifically, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women (CEDAW) is also enshrined in Article 22 of Kosovo’s Constitution.15
The promotion
andenforcementoffundamentalrightsandfreedomsandequaltreatmentofallcitizensofKosovo
is regulated through different civil and criminal legislations including the package of human rights
legislation (i.e. the laws on anti-discrimination, the Ombudsperson and gender equality), which
entered into force in July 2015. The adoption of the package of human rights legislation was
highlighted as a major step forward in 2015 European Commission (EC) Kosovo Country Report.
It strengthened the institutional set-up and clarified the roles of various institutions.
The new laws repair former deficiencies in the legal framework regulating the non-judicial human
rights protection framework and ensure compliance with European human rights standards as
well as international conventions. They are particularly valuable, as they define the competences
and interrelations between various bodies with competencies in promoting and protecting
fundamental rights and confirm the role of the Institution of the Ombudsperson as the main
competent body in the domain of fundamental rights.
Kosovo's legal framework on equality between women and men improved through the adoption
of the LGE in accordance with international standards. However, significant structural challenges
remain and implementation will require serious effort. Women remain underrepresented in
decision-making positions, including at municipal level. At national level, the situation worsened,
asonlytwo16
(2)ministersoutof22arewomenandonlytwo(2)outof1417
chairsofparliamentary
committees.18
However, even though women remain under-represented in decision-making, the
2016 EC Report on Kosovo doesn’t mention such occurrence.
Gender-based discrimination is prohibited under Article 1 of the Law no. 05/L-021 on Protection
from Discrimination, which, inter alia, includes the prohibition of direct or indirect discrimination
to a person based on gender.
12
Article 101 [Civil Service] 1. The composition of the civil service shall reflect the diversity of the people of Kosovo and take into
account internationally recognized principles of gender equality.
13
7.2. The Republic of Kosovo ensures gender equality as a fundamental value for the democratic development of society, equal
opportunities for participation of women and men in political, economic, social, cultural and other areas of social life.
14
ERAC:HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR KOSOVO 2016-2022: A way forward.
15
Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo
16
As of date (Jan 18, 2017), there are three (3) women ministers at Kosovo Government (Minister of Justice, Minister of Trade
and Industry, and Minister without Portfolio (http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/?page=2,43)
17
As of date (Jan 18, 2017) there are six (6) women chairs out of 15 parliamentary committees http://assembly-kosova.
org/?cid=1,110
18
EC Kosovo 2015 Report
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Law on Gender Equality (No. 05/L -020) addresses this issue in more details. This Law guarantees,
protects, and promotes gender equality as a democratic value and requires the participation and
contribution of both genders in political, economic, social, cultural and other spheres of life. This
equal participation and representation is achieved when representation of a minimum of fifty
percent (50%) in the governing and decision-making bodies of all legislative, executive, judicial and
other public institutions is achieved. Article 6 of LGE also provides for temporary special measures
that shall be taken by institutions in order to accelerate the gender equality. Furthermore, the Law
defines the AGE, as an institutional mechanism for gender equality19
responsible for coordinating
the preparation of the Kosovo Programme on Gender Equality, monitoring its implementation and
reporting to the Government on its implementation. Upon review and approval of the Programme,
the Government reports to the Assembly and makes the report public. The last programme
prepared by AGE covered the period 2007-2013. In the informal interview with the Acting Head
of the AGE, it was stated that work is being carried out to finalize the new Programme, which will
be finalized during 2017.
It is worth noting that the Law on General Elections does not comply with the LGE,20
namely
it requires a quota of 30% of all candidates on the candidate list of political parties to be from
the less represented gender, while the LGE foresees equal participation (50%) at every level of
decision making in political and public life.
All materials that have been reviewed on women’s participation in decision-making in Kosovo
offer evidence on the women’s unfavourable situation that requires further attention and
improvement.TheWorkingPlanfortheimplementationofResolution1325oftheSecurityCouncil
of the United Nations "Women, Peace and Security" has been launched in 2014, which aims to
increase the participation of women in decision-making. According to the Working Plan (AGE,
2014), the quotas in public administration were good during 2009-2011, however leadership
positions were still dominated by men.21
The first objective of the Working Plan was "Increased
participation of women in decision-making and processes of building and maintaining peace".
Thus, to achieve this objective, the Working Plan, in its indicator, has stipulated a percentage of
20% women in senior leadership and leadership positions to be achieved by 2015.
According to the powers set out in Annex 11 of Regulation No. 02/2011 on the Areas of
Administrative Responsibility of the Office of the Prime Minister and Ministries and Article 6 of
Law no. 03 / L-149 on Civil Service of Kosovo, the ministry responsible for public administration
reports to the Assembly at least once a year on the state of the civil service. This report, which is
prepared by the Department of Civil Service of the MPA, includes the gender representation and
leadership positions. However, during our research, we have noticed that the latest report that
MPA has published on their website was in 2013.22
19
Article 7- Agency for Gender Equality “Agency for Gender Equality is an executive agency (hereinafter 'Agency'), which operates
under the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).”
20
Law on Gender Equality https://gzk.rks-gov.net/ActDetail.aspx?ActID=10923
21
Agency for Gender Equality, Working Plan to implement Resolution 1325, “Women, Peace and Security” 2013-2015 Only
13.10% leadership positions headed by women in 2011 and 25.70% women in managerial positions.
22
Ministry of Public Administration, Reports http://MPA.rks-gov.net/institucion/Publications/Raportet-Vjetore.aspx
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PRELIMINARY RESEARCH AND REPORTS
The participation of women in decision-making in Kosovo has been discussed many times before.
However, very little has changed or improved based on the recommendations of the previous
research. According to a report of AGE,23
the small number of women in decision-making
positions is challenged by their peers, who ignore their authority or fail to carry out the tasks
delegated to them. The report also presents reasons that respondents have given regarding the
factors that prevent women to take on responsibilities and decision-making positions at work.
According to this report, providing opportunities and lack of support from management structures
constitute about 70% of factors, followed by professional training, family obligations and other
circumstances.
According to another research of the AGE,24
it appears that women's participation in Kosovo
ministries has increased over the years (2008-33%, 2009-36%, 2014-42%), while it has decreased
in municipalities (2008 - 38%, 2009-39%, 2014-27%). This research includes a survey of women in
non-decision-making positions, 78% of whom have a university and postgraduate degree (Bachelor,
MasterandPhD).Although73%ofthemhaveapplied,theystilldonothavedecision-makingposition
and 30% of them see their gender as a reason for having fewer possibilities for promotion. Among
the main reasons why women are not offered equal opportunities is the belief that men are better
leaders and that women have no political support.25
The results from the survey of this report also
shows that women in non-decision-making positions have shown that more than half of them
(54%) think that women are not given the same possibilities as men are given for a promotion, while
46% consider that possibilities are the same regardless from the gender.
Given the recent history of Kosovo, it is important for Kosovo to attain EU association for national
stability and progress. Through this focus on further association toward the EU, human rights
should be a focal point of the Kosovo’s government agenda.26
Achieving gender equality is central
to the protection of human rights, the functioning of democracy, respect for the rule of law,
economic growth, and competitiveness.27
Gender equality is at the core of European values and enshrined within the European Union (EU)
legal and political framework. The EU and its Member States are at the forefront of the protection,
fulfilment and the enjoyment of human rights by women and girls and strongly promote them in
all external relations, also beyond development cooperation.28
2016 EC Report recognizes that Kosovo's legal framework has improved and stresses out that
the AGE has not yet assessed the implementation of the programme for gender equality (2008-
2013), and that structural challenges remain and implementation will require serious effort. The
fact that the vacancy for the Head of the AGE has not been filled is also mentioned in the report, as
a factor that has hampered implementation of the action plan to implement UN Security Council
Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. Therefore, the need to further strengthen the
role of the AGE in policy-making is highlighted.
23
Agency for Gender Equality (2011), Report on research “Women in the work process and decision-making in Kosovo”
24
Agency for Gender Equality (2014), Research report: Participation, the role and position of women in central and local institu-
tions as well political parties in Kosovo, Prishtina 2014
25
Agency for Gender Equality (2014), Research report: Participation, the role and position of women in central and local institu-
tions as well political parties in Kosovo, Prishtina 2014
26
ERAC-Human Rights Strategy for Kosovo 2016-2022: A way forward. pg.9
27
Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy (2014-2017)
28
European Council Conclusions on the Gender Action Plan 2016-2020
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As regards non-discrimination, the EC Country Report states that the secondary legislation for
the implementation of the law on the protection from discrimination has not yet been adopted.
Moreover, the need of authorities on addressing discrimination against women, especially during
hiring processes in private sector is mentioned. The report states the fact that the performance
of institutions in processing and investigating cases related to discrimination remains poor and
calls upon taking measures to increase labour market participation of women. The obstacles
that maternity leave presents to the hiring of women as well as the limited access to child care
and to flexible work arrangements being barriers to women’s employment are well described
throughout the report, asking for the state to consider a reform of the system of maternity and
parental leave.
Progress Reports from previous years have highlighted issues related to women’s representation
in decision-making positions, describing it as being worsened at the national level comparing
with the previous years (EC, 2015); issues concerning the lack of implementation of the LGE (EC,
2014; EC, 2012) and the need for its amendment (EC, 2013).
The EU’s new Gender Action Plan (2016-2020) that has been established succeeds the 2010-
2015 GAP, which suffered from weak institutional leadership, accountability and capacity.29
The
EU’s framework, Gender equality and women’s empowerment: transforming the lives of girls
and women through EU external relations 2016-2020, outlines an ambitious approach to gender
equality and the promotion, protection and fulfilment of women’s and girls’ human rights. The
new Gender Action Plan seeks to concentrate the efforts of all EU actors (EEAS, Delegations,
Commission services and Member States) on four pivotal areas: one horizontal on shifting
institutional culture, and three thematic areas: girls’ and women’s physical and psychological
integrity, their economic and social rights, and voice and participation.30
Otherconventions,declarationsandinternationalanalysesplacegreatimportanceonthewomen’s
participation in public life and have set a framework of international standards of equality. These
include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,31
the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights,32
the Convention on the Political Rights of Women,33
the Vienna Declaration,34
paragraph 13 of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action,35
General Recommendations 5
and 8 under the Convention,36
General Comment 25 adopted by the Human Rights Committee,37
the recommendation adopted by the Council of the European Union on balanced participation
of women and men in the decision-making process38
and the European Commission's "How to
Create a Gender Balance in Political Decision-making".39
29
European Union’s new Gender Action Plan 2016-2020
30
European Union’s new Gender Action Plan 2016-2020
31
General Assembly resolution 217 A (III)
32
General Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
33
General Assembly resolution 640 (VII).
34
Report of the World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, 14-25 June 1993 (A/CONF.157/24 (Part I)), chap. III.
35
Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (A/CONF.177/20 and Add.1), chap. I, resolu-
tion 1, annex I.
36
Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-third Session, Supplement No. 38 (A/43/38), chap. V.
37
Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies CCPR/21/21/
Rev.1/Add.7, 27 August 1996.
38
96/694/EC, Brussels, 2 December 1996
39
European Commission document V/1206/96-EN (March 1996).
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CURRENT STATE
The research aimed to analyse the current situation of women's participation in decision-making
at the central and local level in Kosovo. The institutions that have been covered by this research
are: Government of Kosovo (ministries and the Office of the Prime Minister), the Assembly, the
Presidency, and municipalities.
Central level
Central level institutions involved in this research are the Government, the Assembly, and the
Presidency. The data that the research team of KGSC has managed to collect are those of the civil
servants of the Government (Ministries and the OPM) and political advisors of the Prime Minister,
civil servants of the Assembly, and civil servants and political advisors of the President.
Government
Despite repeated demands of both local and international organizations to implement the LGE,
whereby demanding equal gender representation, it appears that the Government has not
complied with this requirement. At the contrary, the number of women in public administration in
the Government decreased; 41.8% of the total number of Government employees in 2015 were
women, while this percentage was 40.6% in 2016.
Chart 1. Gender representation in the Government
The equal gender representation continues to remain a concern at ministerial level as well. The
Ministry of Kosovo Security Force has consistently small percentage of women (2013 - 24.8%; 2014
- 24.3%; 2015 - 24.8%; 2016 - 26.5%). The Ministry of Infrastructure continues to underrepresent
women (25.1% in 2016). Genders are more equally represented in the Ministry of Health (2016
- 54.9%). The Ministry of European Integration (50.8%), Office of Prime Minister (50.9%) and the
Ministry of Finance (50.3%) have also shown equal representation of genders during 2016.
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The tables below reflect the gender representation in ministries, divided into two groups per each
year covered by the research:
1. Ministries that complied with the LGE; and
2. Ministries that did not comply the LGE.
In 2013, the legal requirement deriving from the LGE was to have a 40% of women representation,
which as it is shown in the table below was respected from 10 ministries.
2013
Group 1 Group 2
Ministry of Health (54.4%)
Ministry of European Integration (52.2%)
Ministry of Diaspora (48.6%)
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (47.1%)
Ministry of Local Government Administration
(46.8%)
Office of Prime Minister (43.9%)
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
(43.6%)
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (41.4%)
Ministry of Public Administration (41.4%)
Ministry of Economic Development (40.8%)
Ministry of Internal Affairs (39.7%)
Ministry for Communities and Return (39.2%)
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
(39.1%)
Ministry of Justice (39%)
Ministry of Finance (36.3%)
Ministry of Trade and Industry (32.4%)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural
Development (29.1%)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (27.4%)
Ministry of Infrastructure (25.2%)
Ministry of Kosovo Security Force (24.8%)
Table 1. Women representation according to ministries for 2013
The situation in 2014 concerning women representation in the Government continued to be
the same as in the previous year with a slight change of percentages in certain ministries. For
example, Ministry of Justice increased the percentage to 40.4%, while the Ministry of Economic
Development decreased its percentage to 39.7%.
2014
Group 1 Group 2
Ministry of Health (55%)
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (46.6%)
Ministry of Local Government Administration
(46.2%)
Ministry of European Integration (45.7%)
Office of Prime Minister (44.2%)
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (42.4%)
Ministry of Public Administration (41.5%)
Ministry of Education, Science, and Technol-
ogy (40.8%)
Ministry of Justice (40.4%)
Ministry of Diaspora (40.4%)
Ministry of Economic Development (39.7%)
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
(39.2%)
Ministry of Internal Affairs (37.9%)
Ministry for Communities and Return (37.5%)
Ministry of Finance (36.4%)
Ministry of Trade and Industry (34.4%)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Devel-
opment (29.7%)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (29.3%)
Ministry of Infrastructure (25.2%)
Ministry of Kosovo Security Force (24.3%)
Table 2. Women representation according to ministries for 2014
2015 marks the entry into force of the new LGE, which requires both men and women to be
represented equally. Only three ministries met this requirement: Ministry of Health, Ministry of
European Integration, and Ministry of Finance. On the other hand, the ministries with the smaller
representation of women in 2015 were: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Infrastructure,
and Ministry of Kosovo Security Force. These ministries have been at the bottom of the group
during the entire period covered by our research, namely 2013-2016.
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2015
Group 1 Group 2
Ministry of Health (54.9%)
Ministry of European Integration (52.2%)
Ministry of Finance (50.3%)
Office of Prime Minister (49.5%)
Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (49%)
Ministry of Diaspora (48.6%)
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (47.1%)
Ministry of Local Government Administration (46.8%)
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (44.9%)
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (42.5%)
Ministry of Justice (42%)
Ministry of Public Administration (41%)
Ministry of Economic Development (40.8%)
Ministry of Internal Affairs (39.7%)
Ministry for Communities and Return (39.2%)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
(38.4%)
Ministry of Trade and Industry (32.4%)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (27.4%)
Ministry of Infrastructure (25.2%)
Ministry of Kosovo Security Force (24.8%)
Table 3. Women representation according to ministries for 2015
In 2016, Office of Prime Minister increased its percentage of women representation to 50.9%,
thus being in line with the requirements of the LGE. The changes in the other ministries remain
insignificant.
201640
Group 1 Group 2
Ministry of Health (54.9%)
Office of Prime Minister (50.9%)
Ministry of European Integration (50.8%)
Ministry of Finance (50.3%)
Ministry of Local Government Administration (46.8%)
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (46.2%)
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (44.4%)
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (44.4%)
Ministry of Justice (42%)
Ministry of Economic Development (40.6%)
Ministry of Internal Affairs (39.7%)
Ministry of Diaspora (39.6%)
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (37.8%)
Ministry of Public Administration (37.7%)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
(37.3%)
Ministry for Communities and Return (35.6%)
Ministry of Trade and Industry (32.3%)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (30%)
Ministry of Kosovo Security Force (26.5%)
Ministry of Infrastructure (25.1%)
Table 4. Women representation according to ministries for 2016
40
2016 data cover first quarter only are provided from the MPA
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Chart 2. Women representation in each ministry for 2016
Concerningtheseniorleadershippositions41
intheGovernment,theycontinuetobemaledominated.
Women headed only 9.8% of the total number of those positions in 2013, while in 2014 this
percentage had fallen for 3.1%, so only 6.7% of senior leadership positions were held by women. In
2015, the proportion of women in senior leadership positions in the Government had been reduced
even further, bringing the figure to only 5.2%., namely only 3 positions out of a total of 58.
Chart 3. Senior leadership positions in the Government42
Men headed also the leadership positions43
during these three years and women headed only
slightly more than 26% of positions.
41
Secretary General, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
42
No data were provided for 2016
43
Head of Department/Directorate, Deputy Director, Head of Office, Head of Division, Head of Sector, Head of Unit, Manager, and Auditor.
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Chart 4. Leadership positions in the Government44
The table below reflects the number of women in senior leadership positions according to
ministries. As it can be seen in the first table there have been only 3 (5.2%) women senior leaders
in the Government in 2015, which presents a decrease from the previous years covered from
our research. In 2014, 6.7% (3) of senior leadership positions were held by women, while this
percentage was even higher in 2013, 9.8% (4) respectively.
Seniorleadershippositions
2013 2014 201545
Ministry of Trade and Indus-
try (1/6)
Ministry of Justice (1/1)
Ministry for Communities and
Return (1/1)
Ministry of Diaspora (1/1)
Ministry of Trade and Industry
(2/7)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1/3)
Ministry of Trade and Industry
(1/7)
Ministry of Public Administration
(1/3)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1/4)
4 out of 41 (9.8%) 3 out of 45 (6.7%) 3 out of 58 (5.2%)
Table 5. Senior leadership positions according to ministries46
Table 6 shows the number of women in leadership positions in each ministry. In 2015, there have
been 26.1% women leaders in the Government. The percentages in the three years covered from
our research have remained the same, with an insignificant increase in 2014 by 0.4%.
44
No data were provided for 2016
45
The ministries that did not have any women in senior leadership positions in 2015 were: MD, MLGA, MLSW, MEST, MCYS, MED,
MIA, MCR, MESP, MJ, MF, MAFRD MI, MKSF, MH, MEI, and OPM.
46
No data were provided for 2016
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Leadershippositions
2013 2014 2015
Ministry of Internal Affairs
(31/153)
Ministry of Labour and Social
Welfare (29/112)
Ministry of Environment and
Spatial Planning (16/59)
Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Rural
Development (13/54)
Ministry of Public
Administration (19/51)
Ministry of Infrastructure
(7/47)
Ministry of Kosovo Security
Force (12/41)
Ministry of Education, Science
and Technology (13/39)
Ministry of Economy and
Finance (12/35)
Ministry of Trade and Industry
(6/34)
Ministry of Culture, Youth and
Sport (10/34)
Ministry of Economic
Development (8/31)
Office of Prime Minister
(4/28)
Ministry of Health (10/27)
Ministry of Local Government
Administration (9/25)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(6/20)
Ministry for Communities and
Return (3/15)
Ministry of European
Integration (3/12)
Ministry of Diaspora (4/9)
Ministry of Justice (1/1)
Ministry of Internal Affairs
(29/155)
Ministry of Labour and Social
Welfare (27/96)
Ministry of Environment and
Spatial Planning (20/59)
Ministry of Public
Administration (18/52)
Ministry of Culture, Youth and
Sport (15/48)
Ministry of Trade and Industry
(10/41)
Ministry of Justice (10/41)
Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Rural
Development (8/41)
Ministry of Kosovo Security
Force (12/40)
Ministry of Economy and
Finance (12/35)
Ministry of Health (11/34)
Ministry of Economic
Development (11/34)
Ministry of Infrastructure
(4/31)
Office of Prime Minister (6/30)
Ministry of Education, Science
and Technology (9/28)
Ministry of Local Government
Administration (8/24)
Ministry of European
Integration (6/22)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(5/21)
Ministry for Communities and
Return (3/14)
Ministry of Diaspora (4/13)
Office of Prime Minister (11/32)
Ministry of Kosovo Security
Force (10/37)
Ministry of Trade and Industry
(10/32)
Ministry of Health (16/48)
Ministry of Culture, Youth and
Sport (15/55)
Ministry of Infrastructure (7/36)
Ministry of Labour and Social
Welfare (28/95)
Ministry of Public Administration
(14/42)
Ministry of Education, Science
and Technology (13/39)
Ministry of Economy and Finance
(57/214)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Rural Development (10/61)
Ministry of Economic
Development (5/25)
Ministry of Local Government
Administration (8/25)
Ministry of Environment and
Spatial Planning (19/61)
Ministry of Justice (33/185)
Ministry of Internal Affairs
(33/185)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (7/18)
Ministry for Communities and
Return (3/13)
Ministry of European Integration
(8/25)
Ministry of Diaspora (3/15)
216 out of 827 (26.1%) 228 out of 859 (26.5%) 301 out of 1155 (26.1%)
Table 6. Leadership positions according to ministries47
Civil servants of the Assembly
The data provided from the MPA on the civil servants of the Kosovo’s Assembly show that even the
institution that adopts laws in Kosovo does not respect gender equality. Despite a slight increase in
the percentage of representation of women in the administration of Assembly (from 43.6% in 2015
to 44.2% in 2016), women continue to be underrepresented in this central Kosovo’s institutions.
47
No data were provided for 2016
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Chart 5. Gender representation in the Assembly
Women remain underrepresented also in leadership positions in the Assembly. Regarding senior
leadership positions, there were no women represented during these three years covered by
this research. The situation is slightly better in leadership positions, although it is unequal and
inconsistent with the LGE.
Asseenfromthechartbelow,in2013,only13outof37positionswereheadedbywomen(including
a senior leadership position) or 35.1%. In 2014, there has been an increase of 6 positions led by
women, however, it had increased only 2.2% 37.3% respectively, because the positions headed by
men had increased to 32 from 24 as they were in 2013. In 2015, the Assembly has employed one
more man to (senior) leadership position, thereby reducing the percentage of women to 36.5%.
Chart 6. (Senior) Leadership positions in the Assembly48
48
No data were provided for 2016
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Presidency
According to data received from the Presidency of Kosovo regarding the political advisors of the
President, it appears that gender equality was respected during 2013-2015 (8 members in total
- 4 men and 4 women). On the other hand, in 2016 there was one less woman political advisor
of the President.49
Chart 7. Political advisors of the President
Despite the observance of gender equality in respect to political advisors (with exception of
2016), based on the data that we have received on gender representation of civil servants in the
Presidency, it appears that it is constantly not respecting the gender equality. The percentage
of men in the Presidency is 62.8% while of women is 37.2% and this situation included only the
period covered by this research.
Chart 8. Gender representation in the Presidency
49
According to personal communication, the President has not completed yet his Cabinet
25. WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING IN KOSOVO 25
The men in the Presidency are favoured even in the leadership positions. Of the 32 leadership
positions (senior leadership level and leadership level), 18 positions were led by men and 14 by
women. This situation has been same for three years period covered by the research, while for
2016 we do not have any data.
Chart 9. (Senior) Leadership positions in the Presidency
Local level
The data provided by the Officer for Gender Equality of the MLGA show clearly that gender
equality in Kosovo’s municipalities is not respected. In 2015, only 28% of employees in the civil
service were women, while this situation was even worse in 2013-201450
with only a quarter
(25%) of employees belonging to this category.
Chart 10. Gender representation in municipalities
50
Data offered by MLGA are organised in this way
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It is worrying that no municipality has respected the LGE during the years 2013-2014, while the
situation has not improved in 2015 as well. Only the North Mitrovica Administrative Office has
respected the gender equality, having employed 37 women out of 71 officials in total, respectively
52.1%, while the municipality of Dragash/Dragaš and Hani i Elezit/Elez Han ranked at the bottom
of the table with a percentage of less than 10%, 9.2% and 7.5% respectively.
Chart 11. Women representation in each municipality
It should be noted that no data were provided for 2016, while the municipality of Shtërpcë/
Štrpce and Istog/Istok have no data for 2015 either. Moreover, there are no data for the northern
municipalities of Kosovo, Leposaviq/Leposavić, Zubin Potok and Zveçan/Zvečan respectively.
Leadership positions in municipalities, i.e. directors of municipal directorates continue to be
headedlargelybymen.Womenheldonly4.4%ofpositionsin2013-2014,whereasthispercentage
increased to 10.1% for 2015.
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Chart 12. Leadership positions in municipalities – directors of municipal directorates51
The graphs below present the distribution of leadership positions in Kosovo’s municipalities by
years. Only 12 municipalities had one or two women directors of directorates during the period
2013-2014, totalling this number to 14 or only 4.4% out of 301 directors positions throughout
Kosovo. Municipalities of Gjakova and Fushë Kosova had 2 women directors each during this
period.
Chart 13. Leadership positions in Kosovo’s municipalities in 2013-2014
In 2015, 23 municipalities had women directors. The municipalities with the highest number of
women directors were: Municipality of Fushë Kosovo / Kosovo Polje, Kamenicë/Kamenica, and
Vushtrri/Vučitrn with 3 positions each.
51
No data were provided for 2016
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Drenas
Fushë Kosovo
Graçanica
Gjakova
Kamenica
Kllokot
Novoberdo
Prishtina
Prizren
Ranillug
Shterpce
Viti
Leadership positions in Kosovo’smunicipalities in 2013-2014
M F
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52
Municipalities without women in leadership positions were as follows: Klina, Kaçanik, Podujeva, Rahovec, Deçan, Hani i Elezit,
Partesh, AOMN, Mamusha, Malisheva, Skenderaj, Dragash, Lipjan, Istog, Obiliq, Junik, Ferizaj, Mitrovica, Malisheva, Suhareka,
Shtime, Gjilani, Peja, Vushtrri
In2015,19municipalitieshadwomendirectors.Themunicipalitieswiththehighestnumberofwomendirectors
were:MunicipalityofFushëKosovo/KosovoPolje,Kamenicë/Kamenica,andVushtrri/Vučitrnwith3positionseach.
Table8.LeadershippositionsinKosovo’smunicipalitiesin201552
Chart14.LeadershippositionsinKosovo’smunicipalitiesin201552
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CONCLUSIONS
Based on data collected during this research, which covers three years’ period (2013-2016), it
appears that the LGE is still not being implemented, namely the provision requiring representation
of fifty percent (50%) for each gender, and as such remains a continuous problem that requires a
serious institutional approach.
Both Government of Kosovo as well as municipalities continue to disrespect the LGE. Based on
the data collected during this research, it appears that only three ministries and the Office of the
Prime Minister respect this law in terms of gender representation, while in municipalities the
situation is even worse. Women representation in Kosovo’s municipalities in 2015 was only 28%,
with only one municipality, namely the North Mitrovica Administrative, which respected gender
equality, while there are municipalities with less than 10% of women in their administration.
Two other central institutions, the Assembly and the Presidency, did not comply with the LGE
during these years covered by the research. In 2016, the Assembly had only 44.2% women in its
administration, while Presidency only 37.2%.
The situation of women's representation in decision-making positions continues to be
unfavourable. In 2015, only 5.2% or 3 out of 58 senior leadership positions in the Government
were led by women, while as regards to leadership positions 26.1% or 301 out of 1155 were
led by women. It is worth mentioning that women held senior leadership positions only in three
ministries. The situation in two other central institutions was not better in 2015. Of 52 leadership
positions in the Assembly, only 19 were led by women, while the Presidency, out of 32 had only
14 women in leadership positions.
On the other hand, Kosovo’s municipalities had only 32 women in leadership positions from a
total of 318 positions, or 10.1% in 2015. Kosovo's 14 municipalities had no women in leadership
positions. This situation is slightly better than in 2013-2014, when 22 municipalities did not have
any women in such positions.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on data collected on the current state of women's participation in decision-making in
Kosovo, the Kosovar Gender Studies Center makes the following recommendations:
• State institutions (especially the poor performers like: Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of
Kosovo Security Force, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs) are recommended to implement special
measures under Article 6 of the Law on Gender Equality to accelerate the realization of gender
equality in areas where inequities exist. These specific measures shall be used systematically
when there are job vacancies within institutions;
• The Agency for Gender Equality is recommended to draft the Kosovo Programme for Gender
Equality and take into consideration the priorities deriving from the European Union’s new
Gender Action Plan 2016-2020;
• The Ministry of Public Administration is recommended to publish gender disaggregated
statistics and reports on the state of the civil service on its website in order to make them
accessible to interested parties; and
• The Ministry of Public Administration is recommended to collect gender disaggregated data on
appointments for positions of political advisors of the heads of state financed by the state of
Kosovo’s budget.
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NEXT STEPS
Kosovar Gender Studies Center will use the data from this report to advocate for the improvement
of the current situation concerning women’s representation in decision-making through its
projects to be implemented in the following year. Among others, KGSC will complete a litigation
case against a public institution, which is most severely violating the Law on Gender Equality.
The litigation case will be undertaken during project implementation, hence, paving the path
and building the know-how of local organizations to continue further in exercising their role for
improved policy implementation.
In addition, KGSC will persuade the Ministry of Public Administration to publish the disaggregated
data by gender for civil servants.
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