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05-29-2009, 05:10 PM
A recent study indicates that women still face unequal wages, high unemployment and segregation in the workplace. According to Deputy Minister of Women Sonia Diaz, women make up the majority of informal sector employees. According to Diaz, 54.8% of women who had a job worked in the informal sector.
She made her comments during the Forum on Labor organized by the Foreign Relations and Labor ministries.
According to statistics provided by the Central Bank Employment Survey, the unemployment rate was 14.2% in 2008, but women were unemployed at a rate of 22.8%, compared to 8.5% by men. In corporate settings, only 23% of company executives are women.
She added that men in the DR make, on average, RD$54.50 per hour while women make RD$51.53 per hour. Studies also indicate that work place discrimination and harassment are common. A total of 44.1% of women surveyed admitted to having been harassed in the workplace.
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She made her comments during the Forum on Labor organized by the Foreign Relations and Labor ministries.
According to statistics provided by the Central Bank Employment Survey, the unemployment rate was 14.2% in 2008, but women were unemployed at a rate of 22.8%, compared to 8.5% by men. In corporate settings, only 23% of company executives are women.
She added that men in the DR make, on average, RD$54.50 per hour while women make RD$51.53 per hour. Studies also indicate that work place discrimination and harassment are common. A total of 44.1% of women surveyed admitted to having been harassed in the workplace.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)