In)Equality of Women on the Labour Market

U ovome radu govori se o položaju žena na tržištima rada Hrvatske i zemalja Europske unije. Posebna je pozornost posvećena položaju žena u zaposlenosti i nezaposlenosti te položaju žena na regionalnim tržištima rada naše zemlje. Iako su u dugoročnijem razdoblju postignute mnoge pozitivne promjene u položaju žena na tržištu rada uopće, mnogi pokazatelji govore da je on još uvijek dosta lošiji od istovjetnog položaja muškaraca: stopa ekonomske aktivnosti i zaposlenosti žena je znatno niža, stopa nezaposlenosti je viša, žene u prosjeku duže čekaju na posao, koncentracija zaposlenih žena u pojedinim, tipično ženskim djelatnostima, još je uvijek vrlo velika itd. Takva situacija nalaže potrebu da se razmotre mogućnosti za proširivanjem i otvaranjem prostora za fleksibilnošću njihova zapošljavanja, jer žene još uvijek moraju usklađivati svoje obaveze u obitelji i na radnome mjestu. Nestandardni oblici zaposlenosti sve su češća realnost, no svi oni nisu jednako poželjni. Prednost nestandardnog zapošljavanja je u tome što ono ženama pruža mogućnost zapošljavanja izvan tradicionalnih standardnih modela. Međutim, s druge strane, sigurnost zaposlenja i dohotka je ovdje manja, što sa sobom nosi rizik od marginalizacije na tržištu rada, o čemu svakako treba voditi računa.In this paper the author discusses the position of women on the Croatian labour market as well as those of the European Union countries. Special attention is given to the women\u27s position in employment and unemployment and also their position on the regional labour markets in the country. Although many good results in women\u27s position on the labour market in general have been achieved in the long run, numerous indicators show that it is still much worse than the position of men: the rate of women\u27s economic activity and employment is much lower, the unemployment rate higher, women on average wait for a job longer, the concentration of women employed in certain typically female sectors is still quite high etc. Such a situation calls for the need to consider possibilities for opening up and broadening employment flexibility, for women still have to coordinate their commitments in the family and at the work place. Non-standard forms of employment are an ever more frequent reality, but not all of them are equally welcome. The advantage of non-standard modes of employment is in providing women with employment possibilities beyond traditional standard models. On the other hand, however, employment and income security is lower here, bringing along with it the risk of marginalisation on the labour market, which certainly needs to be considered