Home » Gender Gap, Italy rises to 63rd place but remains among the worst in Europe

Gender Gap, Italy rises to 63rd place but remains among the worst in Europe

by admin

The times for gender equality are getting longer by another generation due to Covid. The economic consequences of the pandemic have widened the inequalities between the sexes, especially in the economic sphere. The “she-cession”Is no longer a hypothesis, but a certainty and this is certified, after the International Monetary Fund, by the Global Gender Gap report of the World Economic Forum. The first evidence is the gap that separates women from men in work: it will take 267.6 years to close the gap, if we continue at this rate. The overall evolution is “faster”, taking into account the 4 areas of analysis of the report (politics, economics, education and health), which will see parity reached within 135.6 years, compared to the 99.5 years assumed only by the previous report .

Leading the ranking once again was Northern Europe with Iceland, Finland and Norway. Three countries led by female premieres: Katrín Jakobsdóttir (born in 1976) is the premier of Iceland in office since 30 November 2017; Sanna Mirella Marin (1985) is the Prime Minister of the Finnish Republic and since 10 December 2019 she has been vice-president of the Finnish Social Democratic party; Erna Solberg (1961) is leader of the Norwegian Conservative Party and first minister of Norway since 16 October 2013. In fourth place the first non-European country, New Zealand led by Prime Minister Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern (1980), also number one of the Labor party . While in fifth place we return to Northern Europe with the Sweden of Prime Minister Stefan Lofven.

See also  Catanzaro-Palermo: the official lineups - Palermo FC

Loading…

The Italian leap

After a year of pandemic, in a scenario that is anything but rosy, the jump recorded by Italy emerges in the ranking drawn up by the World Economic Forum, which 63rd place out of a panel of 156 countries in the world. The biggest push for improvement came from policy, where we are the 41st country in the ranking, even reaching 33rd place if we take into account women in the executive. On the other hand the Conte II government, which is the one taken into consideration by the survey, had reached a historic record with a percentage of 34% among ministers, deputy ministers and undersecretaries.

The other side of the coin, however, is economic participation, which sees us slide to 114th place, among the black jerseys at European level. The report highlights how, despite Western Europe having reached a percentage of 70% of the closing of the gap in the economic sub-index, “there are 24 percentage points among Iceland with 84.6% (the first in the global ranking , ed) and Italy with 61.9%, the lowest level in the region ». Moreover, as the Wef points out, the data that make up this year’s index do not yet fully capture the effects of the pandemic on the economy. «The report confirms that the alarm on the“ risk of inequalities ”of the Covid crisis is very well founded. Women lose their jobs more than men, and therefore lag behind in income and well-being. All countries, and Italy first, must take this data into account in support measures and interventions for recovery “, observes Mara Carfagna, Minister for the South and territorial cohesion, at Sole 24 Ore.

See also  jović and pokuševski want to play for serbia at mundobasket | Sport

The disadvantage in the work

On the other hand, the problems of female work are known and have been repeatedly emphasized by Prime Minister Mario Draghi: low employment rate (less than one in two women works in Italy), high percentage of part-time contracts (49.8% ), high wage gap (estimated at 5.6% by the WEF, but for other Eurostat surveys at 12%), lack of career opportunities (only 28% of managers are women, worse than us in Europe only Cyprus) and access to Stem training (16% of women against 34% of men).

You may also like

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More

Privacy & Cookies Policy