Women in Kosovo

A Kosovar Albanian woman.

Women in Kosovo are women who live in or are from the Republic of Kosovo. As citizens of a post-war nation, some Kosovar (or Kosovan) women have become participants in the process of peace-building and establishing pro-gender equality in Kosovo's rehabilitation process.^[1] Women in Kosovo have also become active in politics and law enforcement in the Republic of Kosovo. An example of which is the election of Atifete Jahjaga as the fourth President of Kosovo^[a], and as such she became the first female,^[2] the first non-partisan candidate, and the youngest to be elected to the office of the presidency in the country. Before becoming president, she served as Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police,^[3] holding the rank of Major general,^[4] the highest among women in Southeastern Europe.^[5]

References

1. An Approach to the Kosovo Post-War Rehabilitation Process from a Gender Perspective, QUADERNS DE CONSTRUCCIÓ DE PAU Nº 2, escola de cultura de pau, page 5.
2. First Female Elected President, Kosovo
3. Koha, "Në krye të Policisë së Kosovës, Atifete Jahjaga" Shqip TIME.mk 16 October 2010 (accessed 6 April 2011)
4. "Atifete Jahjaga zgjidhet presidente e Republikës" Telegrafi.com 7 April 2011 (accessed 6 April 2011)
5. "Kush do të na udhëheq" Telegrafi.com 7 April 2011 (accessed 7 April 2011)

External links

• Women’s Position and the Environment - Case Study:Kosovo by Nexhi Halimi
• Kosovo A Short History By NOEL MALCOLM, New York University Press
• KOSOVO FELLOW TO CONNECT WOMEN LEADERS AT LOCAL, NATIONAL LEVELS
• Women in Kosovo are victims of a harsh history Article by: TRACY WILKINSON, Los Angeles Times, StarTribune
• Minority Rights in Kosovo Groundbreaking Survey Results About Women's Rights
• Kosovo's Woman President Confounds Laws Regarding the "First Lady"
• IN THE NEWS – Oral History Initiative in Kosovo
• Kosovo's Women in Action: Recovering the History of Civil Resistance