Las differences that exist between men and women They have been a subject usually addressed in the analysis of all kinds from social to educational always going through work. However, the age and gender cross has not had the same consideration; In fact, we can consider the Measurement study of the presence of women over 55 years in the labor market who has promoted the Ageingnomics Research Center of the Mapfre Foundation.
Its conclusions are not encouraging because They show that five important gaps persist between men and seniors. Specifically those five differenceThey harm women 55 years old as follows: they work less than men of their age, they have lower salaries than they, higher unemployment rates, there are much fewer managers than senior men and also less 55 -year -old entrepreneurial women. All this has an impact on the pensions of these women who, having lower contribution bases opt for lower pensions than men.
If we focus on each of the above, even if it is briefly better understood how discrimination against women in the labor market is greater among the Seniors collective.
Regarding EMPLOYMENT OF SENIORS WOMENif we use the activity ratethat is to say the percentage of women who work, the analysis of the cohort of 55 to 69 years allows us to conclude that, in this age group the gender gap is evident having having work rates on behalf of others the lower women in almost 10 points to men. In the event that we use the unemployment rate, the result is that senior female strike is five times greater than that of men.
In it self -employment It happens that it is much more widespread among men than among women. There is Only 365,000 autonomous women against 673,000 men working on your own. This differential is maintained in all the age cohorts of the senior population, but the gap grows as the years of working life progress and we approach the legal retirement age.
The salary gap between men and women It is practically null at ages below 44 yearsbut from that age it is two figures being 27% among seniors over 65 years. Undoubtedly, the salary discrimination of senior women spoils the progress that our country has experienced in this field.
Finally, it is especially significant the difference that exists in the category of directors and managers from 55 years. They are not many because, logically, the positions of senior management are reduced (239,800), but There are more and a half times more men (172,900) than women (66,900) In this category, when we all know there are more women than men from 55 years.
At the same time our report detects some Data for hope. There are more women’s seniors than men And in general the women of that age have a greater preparation. Also the growth rates of the active female population are greater than those of men and the same happens with their entrepreneurship ratio, which may indicate a better future.
In any case, what is now not to hide it (like gray hair) and continue telling this age of the senior woman that is so little talk.