Training as a key element of gender equality in the labour market
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:48 am
March 8 is International Women's Day, which commemorates the struggle for real and effective equality between men and women. Its origins date back to the 20th century, with the first demonstrations in favour of the right to vote in politics and equality between the sexes. Today, this day remains important, since, although we have achieved certain objectives, there are still many women's days left to celebrate in order to achieve an egalitarian society free of stereotypes and gender roles.
What about the workplace? Is it free from discrimination? Of course not. We continue to climb the ladder and learn more and more about the issue and we put names and surnames to a work reality that discriminates based on sex, gender identity and/or sexual orientation. Terms such as “wage gap” or “glass ceiling” resonate more and more in our way of understanding and seeing the world. A situation of inequality that concerns us all as a society.
March 8th Women's Day
Gender equality and education
Improvements in companies in relation to equality: why equality plans are necessary
The wage gap in Spain means that the iran phone data average annual gross salary of women is 5,252 euros less than that of men ( according to the government portal igualdadenlaempresa.es ), and a 24% increase is required to achieve equality. The good news is that this difference has been reduced thanks to the different measures associated with the increase in the minimum interprofessional salary. However, if we look at the data, there is still much room for improvement.
On the other hand, the glass ceiling tells us about the limitations or difficulties of women's access to positions of power in organizations , companies and politics. Management positions are still a space represented by men. In addition, there is not only salary segregation or access to certain high-ranking positions, but there is a social categorization that distinguishes between women's jobs and men's jobs . The technology sector is a good example of this.
The number of women enrolled in degrees and training cycles associated with technology and engineering remains a minority, a fact that is subsequently reflected in the labour market, with a much larger number of men in this sector. The percentage of female students enrolled in engineering degrees at university represents only 26%, while female professors account for 20% of the total of these positions ( data from servimedia in the CYD Ranking study ). Studies such as nursing, early childhood and primary education or social work, more related to care and empathy, continue to be associated with the female group.
What about the workplace? Is it free from discrimination? Of course not. We continue to climb the ladder and learn more and more about the issue and we put names and surnames to a work reality that discriminates based on sex, gender identity and/or sexual orientation. Terms such as “wage gap” or “glass ceiling” resonate more and more in our way of understanding and seeing the world. A situation of inequality that concerns us all as a society.
March 8th Women's Day
Gender equality and education
Improvements in companies in relation to equality: why equality plans are necessary
The wage gap in Spain means that the iran phone data average annual gross salary of women is 5,252 euros less than that of men ( according to the government portal igualdadenlaempresa.es ), and a 24% increase is required to achieve equality. The good news is that this difference has been reduced thanks to the different measures associated with the increase in the minimum interprofessional salary. However, if we look at the data, there is still much room for improvement.
On the other hand, the glass ceiling tells us about the limitations or difficulties of women's access to positions of power in organizations , companies and politics. Management positions are still a space represented by men. In addition, there is not only salary segregation or access to certain high-ranking positions, but there is a social categorization that distinguishes between women's jobs and men's jobs . The technology sector is a good example of this.
The number of women enrolled in degrees and training cycles associated with technology and engineering remains a minority, a fact that is subsequently reflected in the labour market, with a much larger number of men in this sector. The percentage of female students enrolled in engineering degrees at university represents only 26%, while female professors account for 20% of the total of these positions ( data from servimedia in the CYD Ranking study ). Studies such as nursing, early childhood and primary education or social work, more related to care and empathy, continue to be associated with the female group.