The subject of the research is the analysis of the opinion of employed women, under 50, about the need for
harmonization of work and parenthood in the City of Banja Luka. Demographic method, system and structural analysis
and statistical processing of data obtained from a survey on a representative sample were used for the purposes of the
research. The analysis of the opinion of the surveyed employed women confirmed the hypothesis that there is a need
for additional affirmation of the measures of pro-natal population policy in the Republic of Srpska, because the highest
number of surveyed employed women also wants more children, compared to the number of children they have so far. The
results obtained can be considered reliable for the adoption of views and recommendations for harmonization of work and
parenthood for the purpose of implementation of pro-natal measures in the population policy of the Republic of Srpska.
Key words: employed women, work, parenthood, population policy.
