Promoting Economic Inclusivity in Serbia - Recommendations for Enhancing National and Local Policies in Women's Entrepreneurship
Main Article Content
Abstract
The aim of the research is to assess current practices supporting women's entrepreneurship and employment in Serbia. Based on the findings, recommendations are developed to enhance national and local policies in this area, alongside indicators for monitoring progress. The research includes an analysis of the legal and institutional framework, supplemented by data from surveys of local self-government unit (LSGU) representatives and focus groups involving women entrepreneurs and city administration officials. The research spans the period from 2019 to 2022. Key findings underscore significant barriers encountered by women entrepreneurs, such as inadequate access to financial resources, limited educational programs, and a lack of mentorship opportunities. Recommendations encompass the introduction of specialized support programs, the integration of a gender perspective across all facets of the legal and institutional framework, and ongoing alignment with European and international standards. These proposals are expected to bolster national and local policies, thereby fostering improved economic participation and sustainability in women's entrepreneurship. Future research should concentrate on the long-term impacts of these policies and comparative analyses with countries that have adopted advanced, gender-sensitive entrepreneurial policies.
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Once the manuscript is accepted for publication, authors shall transfer the copyright to the publisher. If the submitted manuscript is not accepted for printing by the journal, the authors shall retain all their rights. The following rights on the manuscript are transferred to the publisher, including any supplementary materials and any parts, extracts or elements of the manuscript:
- the right to reproduce and distribute the manuscript in printed form, including print-on-demand;
- the right to print prepublications, reprints and special editions of the manuscript;
- the right to translate the manuscript into other languages;
- the right to reproduce the manuscript using photomechanical or similar means including, but not limited to photocopy, and the right to distribute these copies;
- the right to reproduce and distribute the manuscript electronically or optically using and all data carriers or storage media, and especially in machine readable/digitalized form on data carriers such as hard drive, CD-ROM, DVD, Blu-ray Disc (BD), Mini Disc, data tapes, and the right to reproduce and distribute the article via these data carriers;
- the right to store the manuscript in databases, including online databases, as well as the right to transmit the manuscript in all technical systems and modes;
- the right to make the manuscript available to the public or to closed user groups on individual demand, for use on monitors or other readers (including e-books), and in printable form for the user, either via the Internet, online service, or via internal or external networks.
Authors reserve the copyright to published articles and have the right to use the article in the same manner like third parties in accordance with the licence Attribution-Non-Commercial-Non-Derivate 4.0 International (CC BY NC ND). Thereby they must quote the basic bibliographic data of the source article published in the journal (authors, article title, journal title, volume, pagination).