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Tuesday, 23.04.2024, 13:30
More and more men receiving parental benefit in Estonia
In 2019, men accounted for 12% of parental benefit recipients, and their average benefit was 1,728 euros. According to Kaire Raasik, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, women earned on average 1,133 euros in parental benefit, which is 34% less compared to men. “However, the data show that the gap between men’s and women’s parental benefit is decreasing slowly, as it has been even larger in the past,” said Raasik.
Sex segregation persists on the labour market
Occupation-based sex segregation, which shows the concentration of females and males in different occupations, has been falling in Estonia since 2006. At the same time, economic activity-based sex segregation, which shows the concentration of females and males in different economic activities, has increased.
“The sex segregation indicator shows that there would be an equal number of men and women in all occupations, if 34.5% of men or women changed occupation. In economic activities, there would be an equal number of men and women, if 36.9% of men or women moved into other economic activities,” explained Raasik.
For example, more men work in the economic activities of construction, and transportation and storage, while more women work in education, and human health and social work activities. Among men, there are significantly more plant and machine operators, and among women, professionals and services workers.
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