Large difference in employment rates between men and women!

If you compare the employment rates in EU regions, you will notice that the female employment rates still lag behind the male rates in most of the regions.

The EU has set a policy target in this area of halving the gender employment gap from 11.7% in 2019 to 5.8% by 2030.

The green regions shown here are those that have already attained the target.

Source: Eurostat

  • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.deEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Why would a lower GDP be indicative of more people working? wouldnt it be the other way round.

    Also the social infrastructure in many areas of western Germany is terrible. Many friends of me said that it was simply impossible to get a daycare for the children, or daycare was only until 1 pm and no lunch so the mother had to be at home cooking and could only work part time.

    • IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social
      71·
      1 year ago

      Maybe lower GDP could also cause that the salaries are lower and thus families can’t afford to live on one salary.

    • insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      This is the difference, not the employment rate. So maybe they’re more equally unemployed. Maybe men have a higher unemployment rate generally there, bringing them down to meet the women’s rate.