Labor equity: we are worse off

By Barbara Anderson

Not in the Nordic countries. 

Not in Europe.

Not in the more developed economies.

Not in any member of the OECD, nor of the G20, nor of the G7. 

In none of the 190 most important economies in the world evaluated by the World Bank (WB) are there equal opportunities for men and women in the world of work. 

It is the report "Women, business and the law 2024"published this week, in which those responsible for the research were surprised to find that the gender gap in the workplace was much wider than they had estimated. 

It is not that they have found the black thread (to be honest) but the WB weighed for the first time the weight of the lack of personal security and childcare support as two factors affecting the full incorporation of women in the economy.

"When these two factors are taken into account, women access only 64% of legal protection versus men. Our previous estimate was 77%," the report states.