📋 Tender Overview
With the presence of the Minister for Women and Gender Equity Mnica Zalaquett the Minister of Economy Development and Tourism Lucas Palacios the Minister of Labor and Social Welfare Patricio Melero the Undersecretary of Labor Fernando Arab and the Undersecretary for Women and Gender Equity Mara Jos Abud the Government announced the National Plan for Labor Equity 2021-2030 which aims to increase the presence of women in the labor market as well as improve their conditions of work. The foregoing as part of the actions aimed at mitigating the collateral effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic which according to different international organizations caused an average setback of 10 years in the rate of female labor participation.During the activity Minister Zalaquett stated that we know that the situation of women in Chile and in the world continues to be one of disadvantages compared to men. This plan is configured as a roadmap for agencies both from the public and private sectors civil society organizations and citizens to carry out coordinated work to advance towards a society in which men and women have the same opportunities rights and responsibilities in the workplace increasing female labor participation by 2030. For his part Minister Palacios indicated that we have made an effort as a Government so that the field becomes even because women are fundamental in the entrepreneurship of our country. The pandemic has shown that unfortunately the care of children continues to fall mostly on women and that is why their chances of going out to look for work have been reduced. In this sense entrepreneurship has also appeared as a viable alternative for so many women who work daily to support their families.Meanwhile Minister Melero stated that the economic recovery promoted by the Government has been focused on encouraging hiring especially for those women who are actively working and who for many reasons had to leave their jobs at the most difficult times. critics of the pandemic. The latest figures from the INE reveal a significant increase in employed persons 7.3 mainly women who reached 10.1. This shows us that we are on the right track with this Labor Equity Plan in addition to further promoting the female workforce and being in the average of the OECD countries.This plan is structured around 4 pillars of actionSociety considers actions aimed at promoting a more inclusive society for women and men.Employability through measures and initiatives that improve the employability conditions of women.Insertion and Entrepreneurship measures that seek to promote and encourage opportunities for access to the labor market and female entrepreneurship.Labor Market through the promotion of a labor market that allows the integration and full development of women.Undersecretary Arab emphasized that it is key that we establish and comply with a roadmap that allows us to gradually eliminate the different gender gaps that still exist in our country today and for that the launch of this action plan is essential. The commitment in this task must be transversal.Meanwhile Undersecretary Abud added that this plan is an interministerial coordination with a clear gender focus considering the different barriers that exist and that women face to access the world of work as well as their permanence and development in it. We are leaving a clear roadmap where we have to go to advance towards OECD levels of female participation which are inclusive free of violence and discrimination.This national plan for labor equity responds to a joint effort between the Ministries of Women Economy and Labor in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group BCG.For the preparation of the document the contribution and recommendations collected in various instances of intersectoral action and work with civil society were considered. Among them are the Ministerial Advisory Council the Civil Society Council the Covid-19 Womens Council The work carried out by the Commission for the Recovery of Employment an instance convened by President Sebastin Piera and made up of the Ministries of Finance Economy and Labor was reviewed and the work carried out in the preparation of the Fourth National Equality Plan 2018 was considered. 2030.
