Problem
Female unemployment
Other Names:
Unemployment of womenUnemployed girls
Nature:
Women are generally more likely to be victims of unemployment than men, due to factors as diverse as recession, lack of education, and discrimination.
Incidence:
In the OECD countries, female unemployment exceeds male unemployment by anything from 30 to 100% (except Japan, where the rate is slightly higher for the males). In the EEC/EU countries it averaged 40% higher (11% for women compared with 6.5% for men in 1990). In 1993/94, Hungary and Slovenia were the only two countries in Europe with higher male unemployment than female.
Broader Problems:
Unemployment Narrower Problems:
Unemployment of married womenUnemployment of premature school leavers Aggravates:
Economic domination of women Strategies:
Reducing female unemployment Subject(s):
Social Activity → UnemploymentSociety → Adolescents
Society → Women
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST