Low-income women are the most excluded from the labor market

Low-income women are the most excluded from the labor market

By 2021, a widening of the gender gap was observed, corresponding to 44.9% for men and 68.7% for women.

He also noted that in the performance of “intensive unpaid” domestic work predominates feminization with 83.4% of women in 2021, compared to men (32.3%).

Therefore, women with low and very low levels “they have fewer employment opportunities and a greater burden of intensive unpaid domestic work than their male peers and their mid-level female peers,” supported the report.

In the same sense, he added that home care falls almost entirely on this group, regardless of socioeconomic level.

Finally, the document suggested “keys” of action for the distribution not only of economic wealth but also of social recognition.

“The generation of quality job opportunities that allow the insertion of the different social sectors, in particular the most vulnerable sectors, must be promoted”, was specified.

At the same time, he indicated the importance of guaranteeing employment in the labor market for women both in terms of labor demand and supply.

“On the demand side, due to a genuine process of generating quality employment and on the supply side, due to a process of seeking personal development and not due to the need of households to incorporate additional workers in contexts of crisis. “, concluded the document.

Source: Ambito

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