Sedan några år organiserar organisationen Global Five, som min kollega i G100 Diah Yusuf varit med och grundat, ett event i Barcelona. I år var temat ”The Economic Empowerment of Migrant Women as a Key Factor for Gender Equality”.
Eventet samlar forskare, tjänstemän, beslutsfattare, studerande under 2 dagar för att tillsammans diskutera årets tema. Min roll i det hela gick ut på att berätta om min erfarenhet grundad i mitt mångåriga arbete med flyktingmottagning som tolk, översättare, jurist och politiker med inriktning på utlänningsrätt.
Context
According to the United Nations, Gender Equality (SDG 5), is not only a fundamental human right, but also a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. Women empowerment and gender equality generate large economic gains. Economic studies estimate gains in the order of 5-6 trillion dollars if women participate in the economy at the same rate as men do (World Bank in Gender, 2022). However, there is a gap concerning labor force participation that stagnates around 53% for women versus 80% for men globally. Women being pushed toward lower productivity jobs (World Bank in Gender, 2022). Moreover, the wages of men and women in almost all countries tend to be different for the same jobs. These inequalities have been reducing in most high income countries, principally because of education, but the gender pay gap continues to exist (Ortiz Ospina and Roser, 2018).
The pandemic and geopolitical conflict have worsened outcomes for women around the world affecting principally the job market (WEF, Global Gender Gap Report, 2022). A difference can be noted between developed and developing economies. Developed countries with better ranking of gender equality allow better opportunities for women to become entrepreneurs or be employed, while in developing countries, gender inequality obstruct both possibilities (Sarfaraz et al., 2014). One way to improve work conditions for women is through migration.
