AGROTOURISM IN THE FUNCTION OF WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT – ILLUSTRATION FROM RURAL AREA OF KOSOVO AND METOHIJA

Abstract

Nowadays, it is very difficult for women in the countryside to achieve their job and become empowered in that field. Agrotourism is a leading opportunity for the wider inclusion of women living in rural areas. The aim of the study is to determine the effect of the position of women and the empowerment of women for stronger involvement in agritourism development, in Sirinić district, Kosovo and Metohija. Also, the aim was to determine the differences in attitudes in relation to age and material status. The results indicate the existence of significant influences for stronger engagement of women in rural areas, as well as differences in attitudes in relation to the surveyed demographic categories. The importance of research is reflected primarily in the encouragement of women for stronger participation in the development of agritourism, as a form of women's entrepreneurship.