She works hard for the money. Tackling low pay in sectors dominated by women: evidence from health and social care
"This study provides data confirming that workers in lower-skilled health and social care assistant positions earn considerably less than the national average wage in their country. It also shows that the higher the proportion of women in the sector, the lower the average relative income – and...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Brussels
2018
EPSU |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19306039124911242119-She-works-hard-for-the-money.-.htm |
| Summary: | "This study provides data confirming that workers in lower-skilled health and social care assistant positions earn considerably less than the national average wage in their country. It also shows that the higher the proportion of women in the sector, the lower the average relative income – and this applies also to skilled nurses and midwives as well as lower-skilled assistant professions. However, there is a need for more disaggregated data to properly analyse the income situation in female-dominated jobs. The analysis of the situation of different occupational groups within the health and social care sector yields great variation across occupational groups and countries with regard to care workers’ incomes (measured in terms of their relative income positions compared to all other occupations). ..." |
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| Physical Description: | 41 p. Digital |