“An unemployed man is treated as a social problem, while an unemployed woman is just a housewife,” Pusić said, adding that it was crucial to change that perception and fight for gender equality. “The fight begins at home and continues through education and the building of social values,” she added. Pusić said there was a high correlation between gender equality and economic development, reiterating that women invested 90 and men 40 per cent of their incomes into their families. Pusić also commented on the importance of women's political representation, beginning on the local level, which she said could be ensured with quotas. She said this would make women more visible and make it easier to win greater representation in national politics, the media and the public life in general.
The conference is being held in Pristina 4-6 October 2012 and was opened by Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga. The participants included former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Bulgarian Deputy Defence Minister Augustina Cvetkova.
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