And what about women?

QIKA estimates that these payments present monthly charities and not long-term solutions to the problem.

The organisation expressed concern that these vehicles will not be separated for women who are not students, employed or retired.

The new measures under the Economic Resurrection Pack published today by the Government of Kosovo will benefit only employees, students, pensioners, families in need, etc. These payments, which even appear a month-long charity rather than long-term solution to the problem, will not be given to girls and women who are not students, employed or retired. Only about 15% of women in Kosovo are employed and most of them are completely excluded from the” job market, it says in response.

 Full response:

The new measures under today's Economic Renewal Pack will benefit only employees, students, pensioners, families in need and so forth. These payments, which even appear a month-long charity rather than long-term solution to the problem, will not be given to girls and women who are not students, employed or retired. Only about 15% of women in Kosovo are employed and most of them are completely excluded from the labour market.

It is not the first time in times of crisis that women suffer most from poverty and lack of access to public goods. There's no way out of the crisis without getting out of the crisis.

QICA invites the country's institutions to urgently address women's poverty and include gender analysis in each policy they produce.