“But how difficult it is to be a woman, mother and worker in Calabria! On the day in which we celebrate mothers, true pillars of Calabrian families, we cannot help but say we are concerned about all that data which highlights a critical situation for working women and the birth rate in our country. These are alarming data that tell us about a clear imbalance between care loads and professional life, with a significant proportion of female workers leaving the job market after becoming mothers. It is worrying to note that 72.8% of validations of resignation of new parents concerns women, highlighting clear gender discrimination in the workplace. Save the children, for example, in its latest report talks about balancing mothers, and this is precisely the feeling that can be gleaned from the many stories of mothers and mothers. workers who consult us for a union opinion or approach our services”, Mariaelena Senese, General Secretary, Coordination Manager of Uil Calabria and Anna Comi of Equal Opportunities, Uil Calabria, stated this in a note.
“On this day, therefore, we cannot fail to draw attention to the challenges that women face in reconciling work and family, and underline the importance of policies to support parenting and gender equality in the workplace. We are convinced, in fact, what is the need to implement policies to support parenting, such as paid parental leave, accessible nursery schools and work flexibility to allow women to combine work with family responsibilities. It is also necessary to implement active policies to promote female employment, through targeted professional training programs, incentives for the hiring of women and positive actions aimed at counteracting gender stereotypes in the world of work, just as it is of fundamental importance to guarantee equal and universal access to care and assistance services for children. the elderly and people with disabilities, in order to alleviate the burden of care on women and enable them to participate fully in the labor market. It is clear that there is a need to increase women’s participation in the labor market. However, in Italy the female employment rate is still significantly lower than the European average, with a difference between the employment rate of men and women that remains highly marked”they continue.
“Territorial disparities further exacerbate the situation, with the southern regions of Italy recording considerably lower levels of female employment than the rest of the country. Calabria, together with other southern regions, is unfortunately among the most penalized by this disparity In our region, then, the quality of early childhood services is unacceptable. Compared to other Italian regions, the number of nursery schools is very low, with the percentage of places covered not exceeding 15%. institutions and employers to take urgent measures to address these critical issues, promoting active policies to promote reconciliation between work and family, guaranteeing equal opportunities for access to the job market and investing in infrastructures and parenting support services it should not be an obstacle to women’s professional careers, but an enriching experience that contributes to the growth and well-being of society as a whole. It’s time to take action to create a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable workplace for all.” conclude Senese and Comi.
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