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Short Summary
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| Title |
Structural Adjustment's Gendered Impacts: the
Case of Serbia and Montenegro |
| Author |
Vladisavljevic, A. and Zuckerman, E. |
| Publication
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January 2004 |
| Publisher |
Gender and Action |
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Short Summary |
Strucutral Adjustment Lending (SAL) has had many
harmful affects on the people of Serbia and Montenegro and has particular
implications for work on gender equality. Public expenditure cutbacks
including in the social sectors of health, education and social protection
have adverse effects on women due to their caring roles and their
lack of opportunities for education and employment. This report includes
a background section on the history of SALs, information on the SAL
in Serbia and Montenegro and the gendered impacts. The report has
already been used by Serbian civil society groups to successfully
lobby to raise women's pensions and to get gender concerns addressed
in the country's PRSP. The report argues that the World Bank and the
IMF should ensure that Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) are
carried out including gender impact analysis before all macroeconomic
policies and structural reforms are implemented. This means building
capacity amongst staff to undertake the analysis. It also recommends
the collection of sex-disaggregated data, the formulation of gender
indicators, and provision of gender training for SAL staff. It proposes
that compensatory programmes are put in place for those adversely
affected by SAL including gender-sensitive programmes on access to
employment. |
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