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

  • Lightdm@feddit.deEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    How is it something that needs “adressing”? When people want to work, but can’t, and there is a significant difference between men and women, then that probably needs to be looked at.
    Simply seeing “in turkey, a country known for following more traditional ways of life, more men are working than women” is not very relevant.

    • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.deEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Because work means income and income means having some control over your life, whereas not working for women often means dependency to stay with their husbands even if they dont want to or are subject to abuse.

      • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        You’re disparaging a country’s culture. Or rather quite a few. Women shouldn’t work, that’s the way the culture is. If you don’t like it, you’re being intolerant.

        /s