Countries: Colombia, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Japan, Mauritius, Paraguay, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Trinidad/Tobago, Uruguay
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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Countries: Serbia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes selling sex is criminalised under Public Law and Order laws" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? Yes buying sex is criminalised under Public Law and Order laws" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes organising and managing is criminalised and prosecuted under the penal code as pimping" (para 3).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: VOTE-PRACTICE-1

"Women belonging to disadvantaged groups, such as Roma women or women with disabilities, are not represented in political or public life" (10). "[The] guardianship regime in the State party, restricts the legal capacity of many women with disabilities [.] [A]s a consequence of which they cannot marry, form a family, acquire access to justice or vote" (16).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1

"[A] National strategy for the prevention and elimination of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and for the protection of victims for the period 2017–2020 and the accompanying action plan for the period 2017–2018 [was adopted or established]" (2, 9). “[T]he first State-run shelter for victims of trafficking [was established]" (9). "There has been a decrease in trafficking convictions, partly owing to plea bargains, while victims have been referred to civil proceedings to claim compensation or, reportedly, prosecuted for prostitution and therefore denied available protection... There is a lack of protection services and budgetary allocations for victims of trafficking, including shelters, in particular for girls, most of which are...more

Countries: Serbia
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-2

"Roma women, older women, poor women, women with disabilities, refugee and internally displaced women and women heads of household continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination... [T]hose women continue to have limited access to [education]" (16).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"Women with children account for the majority of single-parent families" (16).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Negative media campaigns and reporting against representatives of civil society hinder their work towards the advancement of women’s rights" (10). "[C]ases of alleged intimidation or reprisals against civil society activists are [not] duly investigated" (10).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"[A]wareness [is not raised] among relevant government officials, parliamentarians, employers and the general public, especially women, of [temporary special measures taken in the fields of education, employment, health care and housing] and their impact" (6). "[L]arge-scale public campaigns [are not conducted to] target women and men at all levels of society, including religious leaders, to reaffirm the notion of gender equality and to promote positive images of women actively participating in social, economic and political life" (7).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[A] National strategy for gender equality for the period 2016–2020 and the accompanying action plan for the period 2016–2018 [was adopted or established]" (2). "It urges the State party to recognize women as the driving force of the sustainable development of the State party and to adopt relevant policies and strategies to that effect" (2). Women and their issues are not being recognized (coder comment). "The national strategy and action plan for gender equality lack funding and depend on external resources" (5). "[There is a] lack of a robust data collection and monitoring system for cases of gender-based violence against women and girls" (8).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: GP-DATA-1

"[T]he State party’s first woman Prime Minister, [was appointed] in 2017" (10). "Women are severely underrepresented in local administration, with only 9 of 169 municipalities having women as mayors, as well as in the foreign service, in the armed forces and in decision-making positions across all sectors" (10).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: GIC-LAW-1

"[F]inancial incentives are offered for mothers with three or more children" (7).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: GP-DATA-2, EWCMS-DATA-1

"There are no women military attachés in the diplomatic corps" (10).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2

"[There are] high unemployment rates, in particular among Roma women, women with disabilities and rural women, and the higher unemployment rates among young women than among young men... The unequal sharing of responsibilities between women and men and the lack of opportunities to reconcile work and family obligations, []reduces employment opportunities for women" (13).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"[There is] persistent lack of awareness among women, specifically [women with disabilities] of their rights under the Convention and available remedies" (3). "[T]he sentences for rape (article 178 of the Criminal Code) and sexual intercourse with a person with disabilities (article 179 of the Criminal Code) [are aligned]" (7). "[There is an] increase in all forms of gender-based violence against women with disabilities in institutions" (7). "Girls with disabilities are less involved in inclusive education than boys with disabilities" (12). "[R]easonable accommodation in school infrastructure and places for sport and leisure for girls with disabilities [are not in place]" (12).

Countries: Serbia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2

"[T]he right to free legal aid is enshrined in the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence… [V]ictims of various forms of gender-based violence other than domestic violence [are recognized] as beneficiaries of free legal aid under the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence, but not under the Law on Free Legal Aid, [which] may lead to a denial of access to free legal aid" (4). These victims are usually female (MV-coder comment). "[There is an] Inadequate risk assessment to prevent gender-based violence against women and girls, including femicide, and the lack of the timely issuance and effective implementation of emergency protection orders" (7).