Low Rate of Moroccan Women's Employment
17 March 2015
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Text: The rate of women's activity in Morocco remains low compared to countries with a similar growth rate. This weakness is due to the traditional sharing of roles, the extension of schooling in urban areas and some discriminatory practices in the labor market.
The rate of women's activity in Morocco, estimated at 25%, remains low compared to countries with a similar growth rate, said Thursday in Rabat, the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, Abdeslam Seddiki.
"The rate of women's activity has not accompanied the dynamic experienced by Morocco in all areas," noted Abdeslam Seddiki in an intervention at a conference on the theme "Women and the World of Work."
This weakness in the rate of women's activity is due to the traditional sharing of roles, the extension of schooling in urban areas and some discriminatory practices in the labor market, explained Abdeslam Seddiki.
The minister noted that the unemployment rate is estimated at 10.2% for women, while it is 8.4% for men in 2012, stressing that socio-economic development requires strengthening the role of women in the development strategy, as an active partner.
The ministry has developed the national employment strategy which aims to strengthen the training-employment match and increase the rate of women's activity, recalled Abdeslam Seddiki, adding that the Labor Code stipulates the prohibition of discrimination and the protection of maternity.
Participants at this conference, organized on the occasion of International Women's Day, stressed that gender equality is an engine of social development, noting that despite Morocco's adherence to the international human rights system, the rate of women's activity remains low.
Referring to the obstacles to women's integration into the labor market, the speakers noted the level of education and training, poverty and vulnerability.
Indeed, they stressed the need to adopt a complete, multidimensional strategy, based on vocational training and the legislative aspect and the establishment of a social security system for women working in the informal sector.
Participants reviewed the achievements made in the framework of the protection of women's rights, which are in line with the provisions of the 2011 constitution.
Lematin.ma
Published on March 12, 2015.
Posted online on March 17, 2015.
The rate of women's activity in Morocco, estimated at 25%, remains low compared to countries with a similar growth rate, said Thursday in Rabat, the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, Abdeslam Seddiki.
"The rate of women's activity has not accompanied the dynamic experienced by Morocco in all areas," noted Abdeslam Seddiki in an intervention at a conference on the theme "Women and the World of Work."
This weakness in the rate of women's activity is due to the traditional sharing of roles, the extension of schooling in urban areas and some discriminatory practices in the labor market, explained Abdeslam Seddiki.
The minister noted that the unemployment rate is estimated at 10.2% for women, while it is 8.4% for men in 2012, stressing that socio-economic development requires strengthening the role of women in the development strategy, as an active partner.
The ministry has developed the national employment strategy which aims to strengthen the training-employment match and increase the rate of women's activity, recalled Abdeslam Seddiki, adding that the Labor Code stipulates the prohibition of discrimination and the protection of maternity.
Participants at this conference, organized on the occasion of International Women's Day, stressed that gender equality is an engine of social development, noting that despite Morocco's adherence to the international human rights system, the rate of women's activity remains low.
Referring to the obstacles to women's integration into the labor market, the speakers noted the level of education and training, poverty and vulnerability.
Indeed, they stressed the need to adopt a complete, multidimensional strategy, based on vocational training and the legislative aspect and the establishment of a social security system for women working in the informal sector.
Participants reviewed the achievements made in the framework of the protection of women's rights, which are in line with the provisions of the 2011 constitution.
Lematin.ma
Published on March 12, 2015.
Posted online on March 17, 2015.
