Neki aktuelni aspekti rodnih nejednakosti u političkoj i ekonomskoj sferi odlučivanja u Evropskoj uniji i Srbiji
Some Current Gender Inequalities in Political and Economic Sphere of Decision Making in European Union and Serbia

Summary/Abstract: In this paper we examine the level of women’s participation in political institutions, public policy and decision-making process as well as their access to leading business and managerial positions. Th e analysis contains comparative view focused on gender differences between the European Union and Serbia, according to the available quantitative data derived from offi cial gender sensitive statistics supplemented by qualitative findings of recent surveys. In the first part of the article the analysis emphasizes that women are still underrepresented in political system and its institutions across the EU, particularly at the highest levels of decision making. At national parliaments, one out of four members is a woman, with major differences across the EU, while in the European Parliament, three out of ten Members are women. The number of women in ministerial functions is 30%, while only 17% female judges were the EU average in 2010. The situation is the worst in business, with an average of 30% of female leaders in small size enterprises, 12% as board members in the largest companies, and only 1-3% serving as board chairpersons. Although participation of women in the parliamentary elections doubled during last two decades in Serbia (22% in the national Parliament and 20% at the local level) following the introduction of quota for the less represented gender stipulated by the Law on Election of Members of Parliament, women are still underrepresented in the leading positions in governing, decision-making in public policy and in managerial positions. Th e paper proposes a roadmap for policy-making recommendations which would improve gender equality in decision-making in political and economic positions.

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