Economic victimisation of women in the labour market

Dimovski, Darko T. and Mihajlović, Aleksandar and Đurđević, Dragan Ž. and Kostić, Miomira (2018) Economic victimisation of women in the labour market. In: Archibald Reiss days: Thematic Conference Proceedings of International significance. Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies, Belgrade, pp. 73-82. ISBN 978-86-7020-404-1

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Abstract

The paper first emphasises the fact that the equality of all citizens is clearly declared as part of the value system of modern states. International organisations, such as the United Nations and Council of Europe, began to promote combating abuse of and violence against women as a goal-oriented behaviour during the last decade of the twentieth century. Relevant studies in the field have endeavoured to explain the concept of economic victimisation of women in the labor market by drawing attention to the fact that it can be seen as a result of persistent domestic violence. They have focused on poverty, homelessness and social assistance for women who are in the labor market. The results of these studies show that unemployment at the time of social crisis does not only initiate the commission of property and other crimes but also deviant behaviours. According to the economic theory, the economic model of crime makes individuals choose between crime and legal work, depending on the characteristics, rewards and the price of either of them. This is important in those periods when individuals can only get odd, rather insecure and poorly-paid jobs. The theory states that the higher the level of the economy deterioration in terms of reducing number of jobs or even lower payments, the higher the crime rate. Job loss, inability to find new employment in the profession, inadequate remuneration all contribute to creating a situation which defines a new quality of family relationships. A newlybuilt attitude, which has become part of the cultural milieu of the new generation, the wish to illegally reach wealth in an easier, faster and more effective way will be much harder to eradicate. The Strategy to combat violence against women, the importance of training of women and the range of options contribute to the improving of their status and enable access to material goods and resources. The authors of this paper refer to certain macro-economic mechanisms that countries can implement to reduce the victimisation of women in the labor market and improve their economic situation, such as measures of gender budgeting, developing social entrepreneurship, subsidies and social cooperatives.

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