For the certification of gender equality “we had the objective of certifying 800 companies by 2026: we have reached 1,800 companies already certified, and the number continues to increase, so there is a lot of sensitivity and attention towards the topic”. Eugenia Roccella, Minister for Family, Birth and Equal Opportunities, said this in a video message sent on the final day of the Labor Festival, organized in Florence by the National Council of the Order of Labor Consultants.
“Now the second phase of the project has begun – added Roccella – that of the certification of small and medium-sized enterprises, accompanied by support to achieve the objectives, and therefore having the requirements required by the certification certified was precisely In recent days it has been closed the call for 4 million, but another 4 are always available through the Pnrr, with Unioncamere there will now be an evaluation of these applications, so these companies that have greater difficulties will also be accompanied to certification”.
In conclusion, Roccella underlined, “we are very satisfied, both with the objectives achieved and with the sensitivity that has been created at all levels in the economic world”, because “we need to build a friendly environment especially towards motherhood and women in general , but also of parenting”.
“We still have too many women who resign, even resign after their first child, and therefore we have a clear problem of reconciling work and parental choice.” Eugenia Roccella, Minister for Family, Birth and Equal Opportunities, said this in a video message sent to the Labor Festival, organized in Florence by the National Council of the Order of Labor Consultants.
“Above all, we must fight in every way the penalty for motherhood – added Roccella – the fact that if women become mothers they begin to lose career progression, also lose relationship with the company: and this is then reflected not only in the wage gap, but also in the pension gap.”
Minister Roccella cited the ‘Pact for responsible companies in favor of maternity’, launched last autumn, which provides support for returning to work after maternity, welfare focused on health needs, an evaluation of the objectives and not just presence at work. “What we are doing – explained Roccella – is collecting the good practices that are proposed to us by the companies that have joined: we will then see later how to develop this project, how to reward the best practices, how to spread them, and how to give to these companies also a future goal to achieve”.
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