While from Wednesday November 6, 2024, women will work “for free” until the end of the year, professional and salary equality for the latter with men is far from being achieved, even if improvements do exist. “In the best case scenario, it should take place in 2069“, says Jérôme Martinez, president of the lower Alpine delegation of the Regional Chamber of Social and Solidarity Economy Enterprises (Cress).
An institution that wishes to get involved by making this theme the common thread of the next Departmental Conference on the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS), which will be held on Wednesday, November 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Osco Manosco room in Manosque .
Women earn 23.5% less than men
“Our jobs are very feminized (67%, Editor’s note), but it is often part-time and, even in governance, we see that only around 30% of association presidents are women. It is therefore important to raise awareness, particularly among young people, to fight against stereotypes. Above all, we don't want it to be a one shot. We want a review clause to see how this event bore fruit in one, two, or even three years. We need to be an actor of change“, explains the man who is also a municipal councilor in Digne-les-Bains.
