The Government of North Macedonia and the European Union (EU) have made a number of commitments for furthering gender equality, which also apply to the processes related to the EU Accession process of the country. Utilising official policy indicators and a tailor-made methodology shared across the Western Balkan (WB) countries, this assessment report monitors and informs on the progress made in furthering gender equality in relation to the mentioned commitments and the key EU Accession processes and political dialogues in 2021. This national report is part of a regional action which aims to provide the governments of WB, including North Macedonia, and the relevant EU officials with insights on the current state of affairs and potential recommendations on further improvements of the gender perspective of these processes, as well as to inform women’s rights organisations’ (WCSOs) and support additional evidence for their advocacy towards a more gender transformative EU Accession process. Reactor – Research in Action (Reactor) conducted the monitoring for the first reference year (2021) for North Macedonia and compiled this assessment brief using the methodology developed by the partner organisations of the EU Action1 Furthering Gender Equality through the EU Accession Process.
