Prospects for sustainable and fastereconomic growth and higher living standards in Montenegrorely on increasing employment opportunities for all. Bymaintaining the current structure of labor participation,Montenegro is not capitalizing on the educated youngpopulation, given that less than half (46.9 percent) ofwomen 15-64 years old are actively contributing to theeconomy through employment.Closing gender gaps in accessto economic opportunities requires removing the barriers anddisincentives to employment and entrepreneurship for women.These include: (i) improving access to assets and productiveinputs, (ii) providing access to child and elder care, and(iii) removing disincentives and barriers embedded in labortaxation and regulation, and (iv) increasing employabilityof women through effective active labor market policies& adequate skills and training. Cross-cutting policiesaround social norms and discrimination; access toinformation; and monitoring and evaluation systems are also important.
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