GENDER AND INCOME INEQUALITIES

    This research program is focused on the application of aspects of newer economic literature advocating for gender equality in wages, employment and opportunities, as well for policies reducing income and wealth inequalities.

    The following projects have been implemented:

    Gender responsive budgeting in times of pandemic

    25/11/2020
    The project aims to improve the position of women and reduce gender inequality in the labor market in the long run. A detailed examination of the use of gender responsive

    Rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on selected local programmes and support local planning and budgeting in response to the immediate socio-economic needs of women and men

    11/11/2020
    The objective of this project is to provide support in the development of rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on selected local programmes and support local planning and budgeting

    Assessment of the poverty effects of Covid-19, with a focus on the most vulnerable categories of citizens

    05/04/2020
    The aim of this project is to assess the risk of poverty imposed by the Covid-19 crisis, with special reference to the groups most at risk, and to raise awareness

    Beyond income inequalities in North Macedonia

    14/11/2019
    The aim of the project is to provide an overview of inequalities in North Macedonia beyond income, i.e. inequalities in opportunities in four critical areas: education, healthcare, labor market and

    Gender equality in the workplace: Monitoring at the local level

    04/09/2019
    The main objective of the project is to promote and encourage gender equality and non-discrimination in hiring and in the workplace. The short-term goals of the project include: 1) assessing

    Good or bad tax? Reforming Macedonian personal income tax

    10/10/2018
    The overall objective of the project is to assess the effect of the announced tax reform of the personal income tax. The specific objectives include: To assess the impact of

    Data analysis for the Diagnostic and Public Finance Studies in Macedonia

    06/12/2017
    The objective of the project is to provide background calculations in Stata to feed the preparation of two studies: Country Diagnostics and Public Finance Study by the world bank, based

    Gender-responsible budget of the city of Skopje

    09/09/2016
    The objective of this research is to identify gaps in the gender policies and implementation of gender-sensitive budget of the City of Skopje, and make appropriate recommendations to overcome the

    “Heroes and she-roes”: Knowledge for analysis of and advocacy for equal pay for women and mothers in Macedonia (SHE-ROES)

    15/11/2015
    The objective of this project is to correctly measure gender pay gaps (difference in wages between men and women) and motherhood pay gaps (difference in wages between mothers and childless

    Visualization of the gender wage gap in Macedonia: Demystifying wages and advocacy for gap minimization

    01/06/2015
    The objective of this project is to raise the awareness for the gender wage discrimination in Macedonia. In particular, the project builds on an ongoing work, consisting of two pillars:
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