Пишейки блога си за ЕС намерих това и ми стана изключитлено тъжно.
В 21-ви век, в този доклад пише, че все още жените взимат по-малко от мъжете (различно в различните страни), предпочитат по-ниско платени и квалифицирани работи (въпреки, че в някои страни жените процентно завършват с по-висок успех от мъжете висше и средно образование-например Франция) и предпочитата работа на половин работен ден.
Последното мисля, че е лесно обяснимо предвид семейните задължения на жената и аз лично не съм против него. Смятам че като имаш дете, трябва да прекарваш максимално време с него поне първите няколко години. Пък ако питате мен и първите 14. Но останалите критерии са твърде неприятни.
Невероятно е, че във време, когато половата неравнопоставеност ни се вижда като мит или минало, тя е абсолютна реалност и макар да не се обсъжда, си съществува щастливо. А най-отвратителното е, че все още няма законов механизъм за изравняване на заплатите, който да дава резултат. Плашещо!
While increasing numbers of women are working, they remain
underrepresented in sectors considered crucial for economic
development which are usually better remunerated, notes the
Commission's annual report on equality between women and men.
"Overall, despite their better educational attainment, women's
careers are shorter, slower and less well-paid: it is clear that we
need to do more to make full use of the productive potential of the
workforce," said Equal Opportunities Commissioner Vladimír Špidla as he
presented the Commission's fifth annual report
on gender equality on 23 January 2008.
The report, which is the first to cover the EU 27, shows that "major
challenges remain" in particular to "boost the qualitative aspect of
equality". This is despite a number of measures announced in the
Commission's roadmap for equality between women and men
and the European Council's pact for gender equality
, which were implemented in 2007.
The report shows that the female employment rate has been steadily
increasing since 2000 and that the unemployment rate for women has
fallen to its lowest level for ten years. However, the pay gap, labour
market segregation, and work/life balance are ongoing challenges that
undermine the qualitative aspect of jobs, found the report.
Regarding the employment rate of women, significant
differences exist at national level across the EU. In Malta, it
was only 34.9% compared to more than 70% in Sweden and Denmark.
As for the pay gap, it has remained steady at 15%
since 2003. The biggest differences are found in three of the newest EU
member states Estonia (25%), Cyprus and Slovakia, followed by Denmark,
the UK, Finland and Austria (all 20% or more). The smallest
differences were observed in Malta (3%), Belgium (7%) and Slovenia (8%).
The report also highlights that "women's participation in the labour
market is still largely characterised by a high and increasing share of part-time work."
In 2007, the share of women employees working part-time was 31.4% in
the EU 27, while the corresponding figure for men was only 7.8%.
The fact that some member states face high segregation
in occupations as well as sectoral segregation is considered a
particular problem as well. "In consequence of segregated labour
markets, there is an under-representation of women in sectors crucial
for economic development and usually well remunerated. For example,
only 29% of scientists and engineers in the EU are women."source