La temporalidad, el factor crucial que ha reducido la brecha de género en el mercado laboral
Spain’s labor reform has achieved significant progress in reducing precarious employment, particularly benefiting women by increasing their participation and stability in the labor market. The limitation of temporary contracts and the promotion of permanent contracts have enabled, for the first time, more than 10 million women to join the workforce. This positive trend is reinforced by the entry of younger generations and is further strengthened by improved wage conditions resulting from the minimum wage and the strength of sectoral collective bargaining agreements. Despite these improvements, structural challenges persist that maintain the gender gap, particularly in terms of contract type and the sexual division of labor. Three out of every four part-time contracts are held by women, which deepens inequality and limits their opportunities for professional advancement. Occupational segregation, driven by the disproportionate burden of reproductive care work, remains a hindrance to real equality, relegating women to positions with fewer prospects for growth and affecting their ability to access senior management roles. This analysis is relevant to open data because it illustrates how transparency in socio-economic data disaggregated by gender is essential for measuring the real impact of public policies. To effectively combat discrimination, it is necessary to have open, accurate, and disaggregated datasets that allow for the identification of the structural roots of inequality. Without access to this detailed information, it is impossible to design precise interventions, such as work-life balance policies, that truly neutralize the systemic barriers women still face in the workplace.
Source: publico.esPublished on 2024-06-06