Despite achievements, women still deal with inequality in the job market and in life

Women have their own day, March 8, but the difficulties that revolve around women need to be problematized and amortized all year round. Especially the disadvantages they face in the job market.

According to the IBGE, women still earn less than men in all the occupations selected in the survey. An average deficit of 20.5% compared to men’s salaries in Brazil. When we talk about black women compared to white men, this difference is even greater, but they represent 51.1% of the Brazilian population, despite being only a minority who occupy various professions.

According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020, Brazil ranks 130th out of 153 countries when it comes to equal pay for men and women in similar jobs. In addition, unemployment primarily affects women, who are easily discarded from the market, especially after having children.

Given the data, it’s not hard to conclude that money is still not fully in women’s hands and it’s impossible to talk about freedom without talking about money.

In 2020 alone, there was one call per minute in Brazil to report cases of domestic violence. And in most of these cases, the victim is financially dependent on the aggressor. That’s why, on Women’s Day, talking about work and money to achieve women’s autonomy and freedom is urgent.

One of Scooto’s greatest achievements is ensuring that more than 200 women make a significant contribution to the family income. Offering women financial independence is an active way of really breaking cycles of violence against women.

This fight for gender equality and greater space in the market is part of Scooto’s culture, which has brought opportunities exclusively for women, in an effort to break the patterns of devaluing the female and maternal workforce.