Women in power, with a man'saint.

But, it says it is conscious that it will be very difficult to carry out that goal, as you think these positions are keeping “uzurpated” men.

Nearly all leaders, whether party or even candidates for prime minister in election campaigns, are promising that women will be in high positions. But the opposite is true. Only men have leadership positions of institutions. This is for pity. And a belief has already been established that women must work in administration, education and health, and that they are not competing for high positions”, Ferati says.

Women in Kosovo, who make up half the general population, under the laws enjoy equal rights, as in other European Union countries. They enjoy voting rights, schooling, employment and similar ones. But representation of the woman in Kosovo, especially in the decision-making bodies, is estimated not to be at the right level.

High decision-making positions in the majority of Kosovo state institutions mostly hold men, starting with the Government.

Of the 21 ministers in Kosovo's current government, only one is the woman minister, while of about 80 deputy ministers, there are three women in that position.

Thus it is said in an analysis published by the Kosovo Women's Group Network, contracted by the European Union Office in Kosovo, dubbed Kosovo Gender Analysis.

Among other things, this analysis says that “by 66 political advisers, 14 are women and 52 are men. For the 11 ministries for which there was available information, only one woman was appointed chief of the minister's cabinet, compared to ten men who held that position. But only one woman is a secretary - general, and a woman who is a secretary - general and 16 others are men”, said the analysis.

Of the 37 Kosovo municipalities, none of them are led by a woman.

Because of women's low representation in governing institutions, by civil society, the Government of Kosovo has also been described as a man's idea. In other cases, such as representation in the Assembly with 30 percent of the female gender, this is seen more as a need to meet required legal quotas.

Iliriana Banjska, project co-ordinator in the Kosovo Women's Group Network, says the main problem of not including women in decision-making positions is the lack of space political parties give them.

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And Arjeta Rexhaj, director of the Centre for Training and Gender Studies, tells Radio Free Europe that this government mandate has violated the Law on Gender Equality.

The law says that “equal gender representation in all legislative, executive, judicial and other public institutions is achieved when a minimum representation of 50 percent of each gender, including their management and decision-making organs,”, is provided.

There is no greater blindness than the blindness of the government's last mandate, where the government itself is guarantor of law enforcement, and on the other hand violates all laws dealing with putting women in decision-making positions”, Rexhaj says.

Even MP Lirimije Kataziz, the first deputy chairman of the Commission for Human Rights and Gender Equality in the Kosovo Assembly, says the Haradinaj Government is ignoring the adopted laws, recalling that the law requires that as many as 50 per cent of women should be part of decision-making positions.

Katazi believes there are women prepared for such positions in Kosovo.

Kosovo's “has prepared females, who can assume ministerial and ministerial positions and all top positions. But just as space is given to them by representation, but in action,” highlights Cateazi.

Despite sufficient potential, the other reason why, according to Cajazi, prompted women to hesitate to enter politics, is the fact that a practice has been created in Kosovo for important decisions to be made in locals, restaurants and cafes in the late hours of the night.

Such a decision-making practice, she points out, is not preferred by women who would like decisions made in institutions.

While this logic prevails, politics is done outside institutions and in late hours, of course women who have high work ethics and personal integrity are reluctant to get into politics. But if there's potential, there's enough”, says Cateazi.

Iliriana Banjsko, also says this phenomenon decouples women to be interested in competing in a leading position.

Kosovo has many professionally prepared women. But, actually, the political game is the men's oode. This also gives an impression to the general public, including women, that it's an intangible club where decisions are made in the late hours of the night in different locals and not in a democratic manner. This could discourage women from participating in politics”, Banjsko says.

Male domination in top public positions does not bring gender equality but discriminate against female gender, says Besa Gashi, student from Gjilan.

According to her, the patriarchal mentality of the political elite, but society in general has caused women to have no decision - making positions.

There is no gender equality in Kosovo. It may also be the mentality that the husband is a husband and should lead every high position, while the wife should take other duties”, she points out.

Women's participation in decision-making in Kosovo has often been discussed, but has not changed much the practical situation.

The highest position ever held by any woman in Kosovo is by Atifete Jahjaga, who was president of the country from 2011 to 2016.