Prospects for faster, more sustainableeconomic growth and higher living standards in Serbia relyon increasing employment opportunities for all. Bymaintaining the current structure of labor participation,Serbia is not capitalizing on its educated young population,as only 48 percent of 15–64-year-old women are activelycontributing to the economy through employment. Closinggender gaps in access to economic opportunities requiresremoving the existing barriers and disincentives toemployment and entrepreneurship for women. Needed stepsinclude: (i) improving access to assets and productiveinputs, (ii) providing access to child- and eldercare, (iii)eliminating disincentives and barriers embedded in labortaxation and regulation, and (iv) increasing theemployability of women through effective active labor marketpolicies and adequate skills and training. Cross-cuttingpolicies around social norms and discrimination, betteraccess to information, and improved monitoring andevaluation systems are also important.
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