Article
More female employment than ever, but the gender gap persists
July 2020
The gender gap in employment prior to covid-19 stood at around 16.5%. This article assesses the impact of economic crises and analyses the evolution of female employment between 1980 and 2017.
Article
Employed but poor
July 2020
“In-work poverty” has the greatest impact on women and young people, and this was the case before the covid-19 crisis. This article shows that between 2010 and 2014, the median wage fell by 5.2%.
Article
Work-family balance in the summer, a bad deal for women
July 2020
How do families solve the problem of balancing work and family life when school finishes for the summer? Women bear the brunt in the labour sphere.
Report
Education
July 2020
Do we have quality education? In this report we analyse three fundamental dimensions: access to sufficient educational level, obtaining of adequate knowledge to contribute to economic and social development, and degree of inclusion of the education system.
Report
The redistributive effects of special taxes
July 2020
The aim of excise duties is to reduce the negative impact on society of specific consumption, such as fuels or tobacco. This report shows that they are regressive in their current design.
Article
Income inequality in Spain: a growing and underestimated problem
July 2020
The increase in economic inequality in recent years in Spain translates into the richest 1% of the population obtaining a higher income than the poorest 50%. What lies behind this concentration of capital?