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NATIONAL FOREST CENTRE ZVOLEN
SLOVAKIA
Gender mainstreaming strategy Gender mainstreaming strategy for employment in mountain rural for employment in mountain rural
areas in Slovakiaareas in Slovakia
IngIng. Viera Petrášová. Viera Petrášová, CSc., CSc.
Area: 49 036 kmArea: 49 036 km22
PopulationPopulation: : 55 3367 800 inhabitants67 800 inhabitants
Density of population: Density of population: 109 inhabitants/km109 inhabitants/km22
Bratislava (460 000)-Bratislava (460 000)-capital citycapital city
8 regions: Bratislava, 8 regions: Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra,TrenčTrnava, Nitra,Trenčíín, n, Žilina, BanskŽilina, Banskáá Bystrica, PreBystrica, Preššov, ov, KoKoššiceice
Data of our projectData of our project• Project beginning January 2005Project beginning January 2005• Project end December 2007Project end December 2007
Project budget Project budget
173 000 €173 000 €
Project partners:Project partners: Office for LaboOffice for Labouur, Social Affairs and r, Social Affairs and
Family ZvolenFamily Zvolen Office for Labour, Social Affairs and Office for Labour, Social Affairs and
Family Banská ŠtiavnicaFamily Banská Štiavnica
Idea of benefits of our project:Idea of benefits of our project: Increase the level of transparency and Increase the level of transparency and
support for creating competitive support for creating competitive entrepreneurial environmententrepreneurial environment
At local level there are women with At local level there are women with higher educationhigher education
Effects of the tools of active police of Effects of the tools of active police of labour marketlabour market
Definition of problems in rural Definition of problems in rural mountains area:mountains area:
Moving of young people for work Moving of young people for work abroadabroad
Traditional gender segregation at Traditional gender segregation at labour marketlabour market
Mostly people with elementary Mostly people with elementary education stay to live and work in education stay to live and work in villagesvillages
Regional disparityRegional disparity
What opportunities we have:What opportunities we have: Reducing taxes and transfer paymentsReducing taxes and transfer payments Elimination of legislative and Elimination of legislative and
administrative barriersadministrative barriers Development of the system of regional Development of the system of regional
support to enterprising, consultancy, support to enterprising, consultancy, marketing, informationmarketing, information
Risks:Risks: Structural changes of labour marketStructural changes of labour market Budgetary restrictions of the Budgetary restrictions of the
governmentgovernment Absence of regional policyAbsence of regional policy Discordance between employment Discordance between employment
policy and labour market policypolicy and labour market policy
Main objective of the project:Main objective of the project:Elaborate gender mainstreaming Elaborate gender mainstreaming strategy for the employers in agrarian strategy for the employers in agrarian enterprises in mountain rural areas of enterprises in mountain rural areas of SlovakiaSlovakia
Specific objectivesSpecific objectives:: Increase gender sensitization during policy Increase gender sensitization during policy
drafting by the actors of agrarian policydrafting by the actors of agrarian policy Strengthen gender strategy in patriarchal Strengthen gender strategy in patriarchal
enterprises in agrarian sector that are enterprises in agrarian sector that are characteristic forcharacteristic for structure imbalance of structure imbalance of genders in the processes of management genders in the processes of management and decision-makingand decision-making
Influence employers in agrarian sector Influence employers in agrarian sector through dissemination and exchange of through dissemination and exchange of knowledge on the role of gender strategy in knowledge on the role of gender strategy in rural areas in other countriesrural areas in other countries
Target groupsTarget groups Women employers and men employersWomen employers and men employers Women employees and men employeesWomen employees and men employees Women entrepreneurs and men Women entrepreneurs and men
entrepreneursentrepreneurs
Activities of the project:Activities of the project:
1.1. Database creationDatabase creation
2.2. Elaboration of gender Elaboration of gender mainstreaming strategymainstreaming strategy
3.3. Dissemination of knowledgeDissemination of knowledge
4.4. Transnational cooperation and Transnational cooperation and exchange of experienceexchange of experience
Database creation:Database creation: Creation of database for respective Creation of database for respective
areas of equal opportunities for areas of equal opportunities for women and men in agrarian women and men in agrarian enterprises in rural areas of Slovakia enterprises in rural areas of Slovakia will be done on the basis of will be done on the basis of following:following:
development of tools for the audit of development of tools for the audit of enterprise/employers´s policy of enterprise/employers´s policy of equal opportunities for women and equal opportunities for women and menmen
Database creation:Database creation: analyze regularly current practices in analyze regularly current practices in
investigated enterprises from gender investigated enterprises from gender aspectaspect
obtaining gender-differentiated data on obtaining gender-differentiated data on equality of women and men in labour equality of women and men in labour market under the conditions of rural market under the conditions of rural areas of Slovakiaareas of Slovakia
2.2. Elaboration of gender mainstreaming Elaboration of gender mainstreaming
strategy will be done:strategy will be done: on the basis of gradual processing of data on the basis of gradual processing of data
from the database being created, from the database being created, through preparing synthetic data from through preparing synthetic data from
the first activity, and the first activity, and exchange of experienceexchange of experience
Elaboration of gender mainstreaming Elaboration of gender mainstreaming strategystrategyImportant areas for working out gender Important areas for working out gender mainstreaming strategy:mainstreaming strategy:
Access to and participation in labour market on Access to and participation in labour market on all levels;all levels;
Education and training, first of all, what Education and training, first of all, what concerns knowledge and qualification for concerns knowledge and qualification for respective profession;respective profession;
Establishment and development of enterprises;Establishment and development of enterprises; Harmonization of working life and family life;Harmonization of working life and family life; Balanced participation in decision making Balanced participation in decision making
3.3. Dissemination of knowledge will be Dissemination of knowledge will be performed trough:performed trough: publishing professional articles in publishing professional articles in
national and international scientific national and international scientific and technical journalsand technical journals
publishing papers of the project's publishing papers of the project's participants in technical and popular participants in technical and popular journalsjournals
organizing 2 national workshopsorganizing 2 national workshops
4.4. Transnational cooperation and Transnational cooperation and exchange of experienceexchange of experience
Exchange of experience and knowledge Exchange of experience and knowledge on solving the mentioned issues on on solving the mentioned issues on transnational leveltransnational level
Obtaining information on innovative Obtaining information on innovative methods of solution of the mentioned methods of solution of the mentioned issuesissues
Indicator Measure unit
1990 2000 2004 2005
Gross domestic product
Bill. SKKBill. €
278,5-
1 19629,97
1 32533,21
1 44043,6
Of that forestry Bill. SKK%
2,70,97
5,60,47
7,10,54
8,40,58
Employees Ths. persons 2 459 2 164 2 170 2 216
Of that forestry Ths. persons%
361,47
180,83
140,65
130,62
Average monthly salary
SKK€
3 278-
14 365360,0
15 825396,6
17 274494
Of that forestry SKK€%
3 419-
104,3
12 712318,6
88,5
14 309358,6
90,4
15 54344488,7
These are primary data of economy in Slovakia
2005
This is scan of land and surface in Slovakia
Prepared by: RIAFE
598
102
966
5
farming cooperatives organisations co-fundet from state budgetfarming companies state-owner enterprises
Staff rations in agricultural organisations in 2005
Development of agrarian unemployment in Slovakia Development of agrarian unemployment in Slovakia
Source: www.nup.skSource: www.nup.skPrepared by: RIAFEPrepared by: RIAFE
Indicator unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005
Agriculture (as of 31 December) of which unemployeed
Number of persons 44 248 41 140 38 444 39 483 28 600
Share in the total number of registered unemployed identified by sector % 13,2 11,1 11 12,2 6,7
Another 10 000 are in business subjects offered services
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Development business subjects in agriculture
The area of cultivated land – almost 80%The area of cultivated land – almost 80% 20% of population live in such areas20% of population live in such areas
7% work in agriculture or forestry7% work in agriculture or forestry Important local differencesImportant local differences
Situation of agriculture:Situation of agriculture:
We can state that:We can state that: The area of unused agriculture land The area of unused agriculture land
has been falling in favour of forest has been falling in favour of forest landland
The number of people move from The number of people move from urban areasurban areas
Situation of the Slovak Republic:Situation of the Slovak Republic: Rural areas – 59,5% of the territoryRural areas – 59,5% of the territory Agricultural land – 62,8% rural areasAgricultural land – 62,8% rural areas Forest land – 55,9 rural areasForest land – 55,9 rural areas Agricultural lands cover almost 40% Agricultural lands cover almost 40%
of the area of Slovakiaof the area of Slovakia By OECD indicators – 79% territory By OECD indicators – 79% territory
with rural character with rural character
Current situation in rural areas of Current situation in rural areas of SlovakiaSlovakia
Transformation of national economyTransformation of national economyConstruction of big industrial centres, Construction of big industrial centres,
farmer´s cooperatives without strong farmer´s cooperatives without strong diversification of activitiesdiversification of activities
10% of total proportion of unemployeed 10% of total proportion of unemployeed population had work in agrarian sectorpopulation had work in agrarian sector
The reasons are following:The reasons are following:Low mobility of rural population due to Low mobility of rural population due to
growing agegrowing ageLow qualification levelLow qualification levelLow adaptability of entrepreneurial Low adaptability of entrepreneurial
activities in rural areasactivities in rural areasRegional differencesRegional differences
Other reasonsOther reasons- lack of industrial infrastructurelack of industrial infrastructure
High unemployment rate and low High unemployment rate and low incomes – do not enable daily mobility incomes – do not enable daily mobility after workafter work
- small enterprises in rural areas of - small enterprises in rural areas of Slovakia – without partnershipSlovakia – without partnership
The drop of the number of employees The drop of the number of employees in forestry is proportional to the drop in forestry is proportional to the drop in performance in silvicilture and in performance in silvicilture and forest protectionforest protection
100 000 licence holders in logging who 100 000 licence holders in logging who work in forestwork in forest
More than 7 000 enterprisesMore than 7 000 enterprises
Our proposals are:Our proposals are:
Quality Legislative social measuresQuality Legislative social measures
Development tourismDevelopment tourism
Utilization of projectsUtilization of projects
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12,2
4,65,8
2,2
23,5
10,0
13,4
6,0
14,9
6,3
13,0
5,2
13,6
5,8
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5,0
10,0
15,0
20,0
25,0%
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pers
ons
Regions
Share of persons working on farms by regions
In total of which women
Total numberTotal number of the persons working of the persons working inin the farms: the farms:252 031 persons;252 031 persons;
Of which women: 104 701 (41,5 %)Of which women: 104 701 (41,5 %)
5,5
2,0
17,2
4,8
9,6
2,9
22,8
6,7
9,0
2,9
13,3
4,2
13,2
3,8
9,5
2,7
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10,0
15,0
20,0
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of
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Regions
Share of permanent employees on the farms of legal persons by regions
Together of which women
Total number of permanent employees on the farms of legal personTotal number of permanent employees on the farms of legal personss::72 65072 650 persons; persons;
Of which women: Of which women: 21 70821 708 ( (29,929,9 %) %)
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Number of employees of labour force on the farms by regions
Togheter of which women
Total number of Total number of empoyeesempoyees of labour force on the farms : of labour force on the farms :6 5506 550 persons; persons;
Of which women: Of which women: 1 1931 193 ( (18,218,2 %) %)
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Number of heads of farms by regions (registred natural persons)
Together of which women
Total number Total number of heads of farms of heads of farms ::375375 persons; persons;
Of which women: Of which women: 170170 ( (45,345,3 %) %)
Thank you very much Thank you very much for your attentionfor your attention..