Equality and inclusion in the urgent agenda of companies: add all

The 10.2% of the Argentine population has some kind of disability. Of that total, 6 out of ten are unemployed. When it comes to gender, men in Argentina earn 30% more than women in the same position. Faced with this problem, companies are incorporating equality and inclusion into their agendas, essential issues on the 21st century agenda. He will deal with these challenges “Add them all “ the dialogue organized by Clarione which will take place this Thursday. It will discuss how to be more inclusive in the workplace.

The reference in disability and diversity, Daniela Aza, will participate; Alejandro Cytrymbaum, President of the Down Syndrome Association; Francisco Michref, Global Director of Public Affairs and Sustainability at Globant; Andrea Dala, Public Affairs Manager of Acindar Grupo ArcelorMittal, and Luis Guastini, President of ManpowerGroup.

An INDEC study indicates this only 35.9% of the disabled population over 14 have a job, while 64.1% are inactive. This shows one of the main difficulties people with disabilities have in developing their life independently.

In 2019 the Buenos Aires Group was created within the Washington Group on Disability Statistics with the aim of identifying disability on a continental scale. Looking for precise figures be able to implement coherent policies that make life easier for these people.

A study by the Observatory on Gender Policy found that the the wage gap for men in formal employment is 30%, while in informal jobs it rises to 35.6%. This is a gap that is maintained over time: women earn a lower percentage than men for the same job, position or function.

“Adding all” is part of the cycle “The world to come”, 12 dialogues between business executives, officials, social leaders, renowned experts and entrepreneurs, led by Clarín journalists. These are talks that try to identify the keys to the future, analyze what are the challenges that companies must face today in the changing contemporary reality.

The debate will air this Streaming on Thursday at 19:00 on the Clarín.com page. The contents will be shared simultaneously on social networks and subsequently on the website and on the paper edition of the newspaper. The cycle has the main support of OSDE, Telecom and DESA, in addition to the sponsorship of Afarte.

A World Bank report analyzed the hierarchical positions of companies and found that less than 10% of them are owned by women. Depending on the type of company, women lead only 9.5% in small companies, 4.7% in medium-sized companies and 6.9% in large companies.

The World Bank has also studied the evolution of managerial positions over time and the difference between men and women. While in 1999 men held 68.23% of the hierarchy and women 31.77%, in 2019 the figure was 61.38% for men and 38.62% for women. That means, In 20 years, the gap has only narrowed by around 8%.

In the field of research in Argentina, CIPPEC / CONICET revealed the proportion of researchers by gender and category. While there are 39% men and 61% women for assistants, men are in the senior research hierarchy. employ 75% of the workforce and women 25%.

Participants

Daniela Azaz, Degree in Communication (UBA), reference in disability and diversity.

Alexander Cytrynbaum, President of ASDRA, the Down Syndrome Association, a body that has just signed an agreement with Linkedin to promote employability.

Francisco MichrefGlobant’s Global Director of Public Affairs and Sustainability, who developed an application with the TINC Foundation.

Andrea Dalpublic affairs manager of Acindar who has developed a program to promote the integration of women in the sector.

Luis Guastini, president of ManpowerGroup. Report presented: “What women want at work”.