TIRANA, August 14 Obesity is declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the disease of the 21st century, and Albania is not excluded from this risk. According to data published by INSTAT, in 2018, 41.7% of Albanian men and 30.8% of Albanian women, are overweight. Whereas, 18.1% of men and 24.4% of women are...
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Women Drivers Rule Roads in this County
TIRANA, August 13 Driving the car nowadays is not only a privilege for men. The personal vehicle is a necessity and an important mean of transportation for both genders. But do you know which county of Albania gave more drivers’ licenses to women? Surprisingly, that county is not Tirana. In fact, Tirana was listed third...
Albanian Women Outlive Men, Eurostat Report Confirms
TIRANA, August 1 Albanian women outlive men with a difference by 3 years. According to the report published by Eurostat, on Thursday, 25 July 2019, titled ‘Life expectancy at birth in the EU, men vs. women’, in 2017, the life expectancy in Albania, for men was 77.1 years and for women 80.1 years. Whereas, the...
ILO: Albanian Women and Men in Leading Positions Get Paid the Same
TIRANA, May 23 A recent study from the International Labor Organization (ILO) regarding Albania, shows that women are paid the wage as men, (same happens in Bosnia and Herzegovina). For the employees, in general, this gap rises up to 10%, the 7th lowest rate in Europe, even though the majority of graduates in the university...