Today, March 8, commemorates the International Women’s Day, an important date of the year that invites us to reflect on the recognition of their opportunities in the social and labor field. On this last point, in legal matters, did you know that exclusively women Are they entitled to a day of paid leave? What is […]
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International Women’s Day: why is it commemorated on March 8?
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International Women’s Day is commemorated around the world every March 8. This special date was formalized by the United Nations in 1975 to highlight the struggle of women for equality, the recognition and effective exercise of their rights. On this day, various activities such as marches and demonstrations are carried out to make visible the […]
Gender pay gap: women earn 25% less than men
The discourse that we are building a more equitable and egalitarian society for men and women has expanded in almost all possible areas. “Women in power”, “women must be empowered” and “the women They are the future” are usually phrases used to reinforce the idea that we are getting closer to being as important, or […]
Little geniuses of America confirm that science is also a thing for girls
A robot rescuer, a home automation house and a teddy bear with technology for the identification of refugee children are some of the inventions with which Latin American girls and adolescents seek to break stereotypes and inspire others to explore the science. “In Corinto, all of this technology, science, is very complex, also when opportunities […]
MTPE: Temporary jobs benefited 64% of women
Throughout the country, more than 169,000 women had temporary work in 2022, through the Lurawi Peru program. The Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) reported that, during 2022, 64% of the participants who accessed temporary employment through the Lurawi Peru program in all regions of the country were women. Of the total of 169,406 […]
Latin Americans decided to undertake in the pandemic in the face of economic crisis
More than half of the 1,500 Latin Americans who participated in a survey began to work independently during the COVID-19 pandemic to contribute financially to their families, those responsible for the survey reported Monday. the survey “empowered women”published by the American cosmetics and perfume company Avon and the Avon Foundation for Women, brought together “1,500 […]
Gender wage gap: women earn 71.6% of men’s wages
“I remember that when I joined a company along with a male colleague, I didn’t have as much experience in insurance and he did, but I learned quickly and began to answer more cases than he did. Soon after, they increased his salary, but not me, he did go out on time, they gave him […]
The impact of the pandemic on inequality between men and women
The two years of the pandemic COVID-19 have deteriorated the living conditions of the women in the world, especially mental health, the return to working life and the rise in gender-based violence. Sexist violence on the rise The UN Women agency published in November 2021 an investigation based on the testimonies of 16,154 women in […]
93% of the pending jobs to be recovered in Latin America are for women, according to the ILO
While there has been an economic recovery and jobs lost in Latin America and the Caribbean due to the pandemic, 4.5 million people still need to be incorporated into the labor market to reach pre-COVID-19 figures, of which the 93% of the jobs correspond to womenas reported by the International Labor Organization (ILO). Vinicius Pinheiro, […]
60% of entrepreneurs in the country are women, study indicates
Some years ago, business activities carried out by women went unnoticed or were little visible due to the scarcity of opportunities. Today, its economic and social contribution consolidates a notable increase and a large participation in the labor force. Peru is a country of entrepreneurs and women are part of it. Currently, according to the […]