Currently, there are 5,338 women unemployed in Lanzarote, representing 57.16% of the total, according to data from the Canarian Employment Observatory.
On the occasion of International Working Women's Day, UGT has claimed the latest labor reform and minimum wage increases as "key" in reducing economic inequalities based on gender. UGT indicates that in labor matters, women "continue to be the most affected," with a wage gap that remains at 9.85%, which means they earn 2,235.88 euros less per year.
The average earnings for men were 22,697.51 euros and for women, 20,461.63 euros. The average annual female salary represented 90.15% of the male salary. Considering these data, for full wage equality to occur, the salary of Canarian women should increase by 10.93%, UGT calculates. The union points out that the difference in remuneration between men and women varies if similar jobs are considered.
Women are the ones who work part-time the most
In terms of co-responsibility, women continue to be the ones who work part-time the most (3 out of 4 people employed part-time are women), which UGT attributes to "the validity of the system of sexual division of labor in the family environment and a patriarchal culture whereby unpaid work continues to be sustained by women."
Despite legal advances in individualization and non-transferability of rights, the majority of those requesting leave for care are still women, so "it is imperative" to ensure that the leaves are paid and that progress is made in other policies and measures of co-responsibility with the State, society, companies, and men, the union proposes.
And although there is an evolution in the use of co-responsibility measures by men, this is only "clearly evident" with respect to paid licenses.
However, measures that involve an absence of remuneration are still requested by women predominantly: 9 out of 10 leaves of absence for care and more than 85% of working hour reductions are still requested by women.
UGT highlights as "one of the great achievements" of the past year for the rights of domestic workers and against violence and harassment the ratification of Convention 189 of the International Labor Organization (ILO), as well as the start of ratification of Convention 190.