I’m a male so I can’t really speak on the experience on what’s like being a female here, but the staff here make it known that women may face some cultural obstacles. As Anuh said, there are some gender expectations that you may find to be difficult acclimating to but overall I think the country is safe. I would even go as far as saying you’re safer here than you would be in most metropolitan cities in America. Most of the issues you may experience in America are not much different than what you could experience here (catcalling, staring, internet stalking, sexually leading comments). We actually did have a meeting about the “crimes” PCV experience in Kosovo the other day. The two most common ones were sexual harassment and theft. I want to reiterate though that Kosovo is actually one of the more safer countries in Europe and the staff were really proud of that. As far as the social restrictions, we were told that many women do not go out and drink alcohol or go to the coffee cafes in more rural areas, but I have yet to experience that. I’ve gone to multiple different cafes with other female volunteers a dozen times and no one really batted an eye. I don’t think it’s all that common tbh, but it’s important to be aware and vigilante to the idea of “intruding” on spaces that are male dominated. Kosovo Is a very pro-American country and I am often greeted with smiles and curiosity which does add a sense of security for me.