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Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Macedonia who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 13 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Australia, Czech Republic, Iceland, Israel, Macedonia, Malta, Spain
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in North Macedonia was 3 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in North Macedonia is 43.4% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in North Macedonia is 77 years for women and 72 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in North Macedonia is 72.8 years for men and 76.9 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Czech Republic, Macedonia, Russia
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"9.5 births per 1000 population"
Aug. 30, 2023, 3:33 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1

"Women have the same legal status as men under family, religious, personal status, and nationality laws, as well as laws related to labor, property, nationality, inheritance, employment, access to credit, and owning or managing businesses or property. The laws were effectively enforced" (34).
Aug. 30, 2023, 2:57 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Article 70. The spouses jointly and in agreement manage and use the joint property. The spouse can not independently use or burden with a legal action among the living its part in the joint property before it is determined. During the sale of a certain part of the joint property which belongs to one of the spouses the rules for priority of purchase of co-owners and applied. Article 71. The spouses can agree in written form for the management and use of the joint property or part of it to be carried out by one of them. The agreement can refer to all matters concerning management and use or jut...more
June 28, 2023, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"According to rights activists, this makes Albanian women economically dependent on their husbands, making it difficult to break off an unhappy or violent marriage and start a new life" (para 9).
June 28, 2023, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1

"Although Shpresa’s husband is now behind bars, the plight of the woman from the Albanian town of Fushe Kruja continues, as now she has to fend off a civil lawsuit brought by her brother-in-law over the ownership of the house where she lives with her sons. 'Two days ago I was in a courthouse with them and my mother-in-law told me to leave my home, threatening that I will never enjoy her ‘son’s house’,' she said. Like Shpresa, many women in Albania not only face domestic violence but also struggle to assert their property rights" (para 5-7). "'Most women return to the family of origin after divorce, as they cannot...more
June 28, 2023, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1

"Although Albanian laws guarantee women the right to property, experts warn that they are not always implemented, and together with the tradition that favours males in the inheritance of family property, a deep gap has been created between the numbers of women and men who own property in the country" (para 8). "Aurela Anastasi, a lecturer at the Law Faculty at the University of Tirana, told BIRN that the articles in the civil code governing inheritance foresee equal rights for men and women in Albania, but in practice there are two key obstacles that restrict a woman’s rights. 'The first restriction is due to the fact that in many cases...more
June 28, 2023, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"Although Albanian laws guarantee women the right to property, experts warn that they are not always implemented, and together with the tradition that favours males in the inheritance of family property, a deep gap has been created between the numbers of women and men who own property in the country" (para 8). "Aurela Anastasi, a lecturer at the Law Faculty at the University of Tirana, told BIRN that the articles in the civil code governing inheritance foresee equal rights for men and women in Albania, but in practice there are two key obstacles that restrict a woman’s rights. 'The first restriction is due to the fact that in many cases...more
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Togo, Ukraine, Vietnam
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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May 6, 2023, 4:40 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"The genealogical reckoning is Primarily agnatic. Kinship terminology distinguishes father's brother ( stric ) from the mother's brother ( ujak ), as well as using a special word to indicate sister's or daughter's husband ( zet ) and a woman married to a set of brothers ( jetrva ). On the agnatic side, marriage is forbidden up to the ninth generation, while the matrilineal first cousins could be regarded as possible mates if it was not for the canonical prohibition. Residence is virilocal. The wife's family lives in another place, and there is a special term used to refer to that group. Both husband and wife use special terms for...more
April 30, 2023, 6:56 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"Article 20 Blood relatives in the same line may not stipulate a marriage (grandfather, grandmother, mother, father and grandchildren), as well as biological brothers and sisters, brother and sister by father, i.e. by mother, uncle and his brother’s nephew, uncle and his sister’s child, aunt and her brother’s child, aunt and her sister’s child, nor first cousins."
March 14, 2023, 7:45 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey
Variables: ATC-DATA-7

“At the regional level, NGOs are also being incorporated into political discussion. At Working Table I on Democratization and Human Rights of the 1999 Stability Pact Conference, a Gender Task Force was established. The members include all European Union countries, those with treaties with the EU (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey), as well as the five south-eastern European countries yet to have a contractual relationship with the EU, (i.e. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Representatives of governments, women’s NGOs and international donors participated. The main goals of the Gender Task Force are to promote greater women’s participation in political life...more
March 14, 2023, 7:45 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

“At the regional level, NGOs are also being incorporated into political discussion. At Working Table I on Democratization and Human Rights of the 1999 Stability Pact Conference, a Gender Task Force was established. The members include all European Union countries, those with treaties with the EU (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey), as well as the five south-eastern European countries yet to have a contractual relationship with the EU, (i.e. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Representatives of governments, women’s NGOs and international donors participated. The main goals of the Gender Task Force are to promote greater women’s participation in political life...more
March 14, 2023, 7:44 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1

“At the regional level, NGOs are also being incorporated into political discussion. At Working Table I on Democratization and Human Rights of the 1999 Stability Pact Conference, a Gender Task Force was established. The members include all European Union countries, those with treaties with the EU (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey), as well as the five south-eastern European countries yet to have a contractual relationship with the EU, (i.e. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Representatives of governments, women’s NGOs and international donors participated. The main goals of the Gender Task Force are to promote greater women’s participation in political life...more
March 14, 2023, 7:44 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

“At the regional level, NGOs are also being incorporated into political discussion. At Working Table I on Democratization and Human Rights of the 1999 Stability Pact Conference, a Gender Task Force was established. The members include all European Union countries, those with treaties with the EU (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey), as well as the five south-eastern European countries yet to have a contractual relationship with the EU, (i.e. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Representatives of governments, women’s NGOs and international donors participated. The main goals of the Gender Task Force are to promote greater women’s participation in political life...more
Feb. 13, 2023, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"In the event of divorce, spouses agree on the division of joint property (Law on Ownership and Other Real Estates, Article 74). If no agreement can be reached between the spouses, the court decides on the division of common property with a presumption that common property is divided into equal shares (Law on Ownership and Other Real Estates, Articles 75)" (3). "After divorce or separation, women and men retain equal rights to property (Law on Ownership and Other Real Estates, Articles 74-75)" (8).
Feb. 13, 2023, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Women and men have equal rights to ownership and property (Constitution, Articles 8 and 30). They have equal rights to own, use, administer and use as collateral over land and non-land assets (Law on Ownership and Other Real Estates, Articles 2-5-8). Property of married women and men as well as female and male partners that have lived together for at least a year falls under the same legal provisions (Family Law, Article 13). Property of spouses is based on common property, meaning that everything acquired during marriage is part of the spouses’ joint property (Law on Ownership and Other Real Estates, Article 67). Spouses retain separate property on what they...more
Feb. 13, 2023, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

"Equal inheritance rights are guaranteed by the Constitution (Constitution, Article 30). In intestate succession, sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit (Law on Inheritance, Articles 3 and 13)... Children and the surviving spouse are part of the first class of heirs (Law on Inheritance, Article 13)" (4).
Feb. 13, 2023, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1

"In Macedonian and Albanian communities, son preference reportedly dictates inheritance practices, especially in rural areas. Reasons may include the belief that the property inherited by a woman will inevitably become the property of her husband or her in-laws and will thus be lost to another family. Women often forego their rights to property inheritance fearing social judgment" (4).
Feb. 13, 2023, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Macedonia
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"Despite the existence of gender sensitive policy in the field of agriculture, discriminatory practices impede on women’s access to land. Tradition dictates that men should register as farmers, leaving women farmers unregistered and thus preventing them from applying for land titles" (8). "Although the World Bank (2013) did not identify gaps in access to credit, it did notice gender disparities in access to savings, women being less likely to possess savings than men. It also reported a low percentage of women entrepreneurs. On study found that women often hold the belief that bank loans are not accessible to them as they do not own assets that could be used as...more