Urban-Rural Differentiation in Serbia Beyond the Women’s Role in the Local Labor Force

Differentiation between rural and urban areas in Serbia is a disputable issue, usually based on the most commonly used indicators which do not reflect the functional and social local features. This research starts from the hypothesis that labor market gender inequality is strongly correlated with ur...

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Main Authors: Drobnjaković Marija, Panić Milena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-12-01
Series:European Countryside
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2024-0033
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description Differentiation between rural and urban areas in Serbia is a disputable issue, usually based on the most commonly used indicators which do not reflect the functional and social local features. This research starts from the hypothesis that labor market gender inequality is strongly correlated with urban-rural dichotomy and patriarchal patterns on women's position. It follows the hidden idea of rural life in Serbia beyond the social and economic local features, introducing a gender dimension as a significant element. The cluster analysis is performed, which involves ten variables that represent the differences in women's social and economic engagement. Results enabled the identification of five municipality clusters, whose interpretation illustrated women's current position and significance in shaping (under)developed municipalities and urban/rural societies.
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spelling doaj-art-01c90bcfbdab4968babff0ede987103c2025-08-20T02:27:09ZengSciendoEuropean Countryside1803-84172024-12-0116464766710.2478/euco-2024-0033Urban-Rural Differentiation in Serbia Beyond the Women’s Role in the Local Labor ForceDrobnjaković Marija0Panić Milena11Senior Research Associate, Geographical Institute “Jovan vijić“, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts2Research Associate, Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić“, Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsDifferentiation between rural and urban areas in Serbia is a disputable issue, usually based on the most commonly used indicators which do not reflect the functional and social local features. This research starts from the hypothesis that labor market gender inequality is strongly correlated with urban-rural dichotomy and patriarchal patterns on women's position. It follows the hidden idea of rural life in Serbia beyond the social and economic local features, introducing a gender dimension as a significant element. The cluster analysis is performed, which involves ten variables that represent the differences in women's social and economic engagement. Results enabled the identification of five municipality clusters, whose interpretation illustrated women's current position and significance in shaping (under)developed municipalities and urban/rural societies.https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2024-0033female labor force participationfemale unemploymenturban-rural disparitiesspatial inequalitiesserbia
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Urban-Rural Differentiation in Serbia Beyond the Women’s Role in the Local Labor Force
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female labor force participation
female unemployment
urban-rural disparities
spatial inequalities
serbia
title Urban-Rural Differentiation in Serbia Beyond the Women’s Role in the Local Labor Force
title_full Urban-Rural Differentiation in Serbia Beyond the Women’s Role in the Local Labor Force
title_fullStr Urban-Rural Differentiation in Serbia Beyond the Women’s Role in the Local Labor Force
title_full_unstemmed Urban-Rural Differentiation in Serbia Beyond the Women’s Role in the Local Labor Force
title_short Urban-Rural Differentiation in Serbia Beyond the Women’s Role in the Local Labor Force
title_sort urban rural differentiation in serbia beyond the women s role in the local labor force
topic female labor force participation
female unemployment
urban-rural disparities
spatial inequalities
serbia
url https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2024-0033
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