Rome, 7 May. (Adnkronos/Labitalia) – A real gap within the gap. Which further widens the employment gap with men and marks a fracture, sometimes temporary, sometimes definitive, in the professional career of many female workers. It is the effect of motherhood on female careers, a common phenomenon at European level but with a particularly negative impact in a country like ours, in last place in Europe for female employment rate and with one of the lowest employment rates. fertility. In fact, if we look at the data (as of 2022), in our country only 51.1% of women between 15 and 64 work, compared to an EU27 average of 64.9%, and the average number of children per woman is 1.24 , a value far below countries such as France (1.79), Sweden (1.53) and the Netherlands (1.49).
The position of our country does not change if we consider female employment in the 25-49 age group – the period of life in which one tends to enter the job market and build a family – which sees women disadvantaged by around 20 points percentages on men and 14.6 on the EU average.
The strong penalization of mothers in the labor market is backed by a combination of social, demographic, cultural, regulatory and legislative factors which means that in our country the burden of care is still heavily unbalanced on women, who are employed on average for 4.9 hours per day in this type of activity compared to 2 for men, according to the latest published data (2023), for a total of 43.5 more days per year.
Reversing the trend, to correct one of the main factors of unsustainability of the labor market and of the entire country system, is necessary and urgent. The study by Fondazione Gi Group and Gi Group Holding, carried out in collaboration with Valore D’Donne, work and demographic challenges, outlines a direction. Models and strategies to support female employment and parenthood’, which will be presented on May 14th in Milan at the conference organized at the Auditorium of the Palazzo del Lavoro in Piazza IV Novembre 5.
The report is unique in its kind because it combines, in a multidisciplinary and multistakeholder approach, the analysis of international literature, a comparative look at six European countries (Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden) and listening to the direct voice of businesses, SMEs, large companies and multinationals.
Through extensive analytical work which saw the collaboration of some of the leading Italian experts on gender, demographic and employment issues, the study highlights a series of possible solutions capable of concretely promoting employment, women’s professional development and parenting, involving, from a system perspective, all the actors: institutions, businesses, social partners, third sector.
The conference, which starts streaming at 10.30 am, will be moderated by Fabio Insenga, deputy director of Adnkronos, and introduced by Chiara Violini, president of the Gi Group Foundation and Barbara Falcomer, general director of Valore D. They will be followed by the writer’s speech Alessandro D’Avenia, who will reflect on the value of parenthood in an inspirational talk entitled ‘Generate or degenerate? That is the question’.
The work will continue with the presentation of the main results of the study, by Rossella Riccò, head of the Studies and Research Area of the Gi Group Foundation and Ulrike Sauerwald, head of the Valore D Study Center. Alessandro Rosina, full professor of Demography and Statistics will also speak. Social in the Faculty of Economics of the Catholic University of Milan and Director of the ‘Center for Applied Statistics in Business and Economics’ and Francesco Seghezzi, president of Adapt, who will delve into the main demographic and employment findings of the research.
Then there is space for the experience of companies in a round table dedicated to describing some best practices. Speakers: Annibale Baldari, Executive Director HR Transformation and Strategic Operation and DEI Champion Italy Hub of Eli Lilly, Donatella De Vita, Global Head of Engagement and Welfare and DEI of Pirelli, Valentina Pirrò, Recruiting, Employer Branding, Culture & Inclusion Manager of Vodafone , Stefano Fasani, Founder and Program Manager of Open-es. Adnkronos Demographics will be the media partner of the event, which will also be broadcast in live streaming on:
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