Problem
Inequality of employment opportunity
Other Names:
Insufficient employment opportunitiesLack of job opportunities for some sectors of society
Sectoral unavailability of work
Nature:
Lack of employment opportunities involves both those without work and those who have jobs but want to work longer hours or more productively. To individuals already employed it means lack of a reliable way of increasing income, achieving promotion and acquiring self-esteem. For societies, unutilized or underutilized skills are potential productive resources that are wasted. In some cases even where incomes are sufficient, lack of upward mobility causes resentment by individuals who feel they are missing opportunities which they feel they deserve. For developing countries, insufficient paths of advancement within employment means an inability to build a technical, professional or managerial infra-structure.
Incidence:
Society is so stratified that many groups and individuals find themselves unable to make a significant contribution in the job market. This is more apparent in minority groupings of age (both the youngest and the oldest), sex (most often women), and race.
Broader Problems:
Inequality of opportunity Related Problems:
Unemployment Aggravates:
Disadvantaged groupsDisguised unemploymentDenial of right to workWaste of human resourcesLack of job satisfactionInferior status employment Subject(s):
Social Activity → EmploymentSocietal Problems → Imbalances
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
28.09.2019 – 20:41 CEST