The number of employed women who are making use of teleworking and flexi-time as family friendly measures increased significantly between the years 2015 and 2016, studies indicate.
The data was published yesterday in the 2017 annual report by the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE).
According to the information which was provided to the NCPE by the People and Standards Division, between 2015 and 2016, the number of females who used teleworking increased by 169 people. Whilst 830 females made use of teleworking in 2015, the number rose to 999 in 2016. Meanwhile, 291 females used flexi-time in 2015, whilst 380 made use of the measure in 2016.
Both teleworking and flexitime are measures which are being encouraged within the workplace in support of gender equality.
Female representation not improving in all categories
Whilst female representation has further increased in some categories between the years 2016 and 2017, this cannot be said for all of them. According to the report, between 2016 and 2017, the representation of women has increased in the workplace, as well as in the number of university and MCAST graduates and magistrate roles.
However, the number of women in managerial roles, local councils and University and MCAST academic staff has seen no improvement from 2016 to 2017, according to the report.
Female participation in the labour market has increased by circa three per cent since between 2016 and 2017. Males have also seen a two per cent increase in those same years. Activity and employment rates for both sexes have been steadily increasing over the past years.
However, gender segregation in the labour market remains an issue, with a low number of women in higher paid jobs and decision-making positions. In 2017, out of 18,900 managers, only 27.1 per cent were women, whilst 72.9 per cent were men.
Steady gender gap in part-time employment
Interestingly, the number of people in part-time jobs as their main occupation has slightly yet steadily declined between 2015 and 2017. Yet there is an unchanging, overwhelming gender gap when it comes to part-time work. Whilst 26 per cent of females had part-time work as their main occupation in 2017, only 6.2 per cent of males were part-time workers.
Slight decreases in females in local councils
Female representation within local councils has seen a slight decline over the years. In 2015 there was a total of 103 females holding the positions of mayors, deputy mayors or councillors in local councils, as opposed to 353 males. In 2016 there were 102 females as opposed to 353 males. In 2017 there were 100 females holding those roles, alongside 356 males.
Slight increase in number of female magistrates
The number of female magistrates has increased whilst the number of male magistrates decreased in the year 2017. In 2017 there were 14 female magistrates and eight male magistrates. This differs from the previous year, when there were 13 females and 10 males. Males still hold a large majority in the position of judge. In 2017, there were 16 male judges and six female judges.
2017 saw more female graduates, less female academics
When it comes to education, females outnumbered the number of males in obtaining qualifications from the University of Malta and MCAST in 2017. An exception was noted in MCAST's higher academic level, where there were more male graduates than females.
Meanwhile, the underrepresentation of women remains evident and unchanging in academia, with a wider gender gap at the top academic positions. In 2017, 86.3 per cent of University Resident Professors and 66.7 per cent of MCAST's senior lecturers were males.
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