Women in North Macedonia are women who live in or are from
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
. They live in a
society in North Macedonia that is customarily patriarchal. Being in a country that was ravaged by internal conflict known as the
2001 insurgency in North Macedonia,
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
's women played roles in
peacebuilding during time periods classified as the pre-conflict period, the conflict period, and the post-conflict period.
Traditionally, the women of North Macedonia perform domestic work. In the field of academics, some women from North Macedonia focus in the study of
Humanities
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...
. Some women in North Macedonia hold positions of authority. Women receive "inheritance" through the
dowry
A dowry is a payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. Dowry contrasts with the related concepts of bride price and dower. While bride price or bride service is a payment ...
system, because inheritance is traditionally transferred to male heirs. Some modern-day women receive inheritance that is divided among siblings by their parents. The traditional way women greet each other involves exchanging kisses.
Traditional medicine
Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous medicine or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within the folk beliefs of various societies, including indigenous peoples, before the ...
is handled by some women of the older generation, who act as
faith healers
Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice. Believers assert that the healing ...
, healing people against illnesses caused by the so-called "
evil eye
The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar ...
."
North Macedonia made
marital rape illegal in 1996.
See also
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Gender roles in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe
Changes in gender roles in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism have been an object of historical and sociological study.
Historical context
The Eastern European state socialist regimes proclaimed women's emancipation in th ...
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Macedonian women
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
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