{"id":11359,"date":"2025-07-24T13:39:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foromdc.org\/?post_type=inclusion_social&p=11359"},"modified":"2025-08-31T21:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T04:48:28","slug":"trabajo-flexible-una-via-real-hacia-la-igualdad-laboral-de-las-mujeres-onu","status":"publish","type":"inclusion_social","link":"https:\/\/foromdc.org\/en\/inclusion_social\/trabajo-flexible-una-via-real-hacia-la-igualdad-laboral-de-las-mujeres-onu\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible work, a real path to equality for women in the workplace: UN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For many women<\/strong>the working day<\/strong> does not end when they leave their workplace. When they get home, a second shift begins: preparing dinner, helping with homework, caring for children or the elderly, cleaning, planning for the next day.<\/p>

This routine, repeated millions of times around the world, reflects a structural reality: women perform three times as much as men. domestic work<\/strong> and unpaid caregiving than men, according to UN Women<\/strong>.<\/p>

\"The UN Women surveys<\/strong> <\/a>on the use of time show that women perform three times more unpaid domestic and care work than men, with an average of 4.2 hours a day compared to 1.7 hours for men,\" the agency highlights in its publication, Roadmap for Gender Equality.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

The document warns that the lack of labor flexibility<\/strong> is one of the main barriers that prevent women from staying in the labor market. formal economy<\/strong>. It is not only about access to employment, but also about being able to maintain it under fair conditions.<\/p>

When a daughter or son is ill, when classes are suspended or an emergency arises at home, it is mostly women who make adjustments: they reschedule meetings, take unpaid leave or even abandon their jobs. In countries such as United States<\/strong>Women are ten times more likely than men to be absent from work for caregiving reasons.<\/p>

This rigidity, the report points out, is one of the easiest causes to correct. The implementation of flexible work schedules<\/strong> (adaptable schedules, hybrid or remote work, and co-responsible leave) can make a substantive difference.<\/p>

\"More than half of the women (52%) surveyed by Team Lewis<\/strong><\/a> said flexible work would help them stay in the economy. The report also reveals that 45% of women rethinking their jobs in 2025 complain about a lack of flexibility, and 40% cite work-life balance problems,\" it notes.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

But the benefits of flexibility go far beyond the gender equity<\/strong>. A study cited by UN Women<\/strong>, Flexonomics<\/strong><\/a>by Pragmatix Advisory<\/strong>The company believes that adopting flexible work patterns<\/strong> could generate more than an additional \u00a355 billion for the US economy. United Kingdom<\/strong>The company's business model, thanks to increased productivity, greater retention of talent and harnessing the potential of women.<\/p>

Urgent recommendations<\/strong>
UN Women proposes two main lines of action:<\/strong><\/p>