Opinion Column: “A country in urgent need”.
In view of the national figure of over 330,000 young people who neither study nor work (ninis), La Tercera highlighted the reflection and opinion column by Fernanda Orellana, Director of Education at the Luksic Foundation.
This week some figures were shared at national level regarding an issue that should mobilize us as a country: the number of young people who neither study nor work (Ninis) already exceeds 330 thousand, a figure that has grown by 1.5% in the last year, reflecting a loss of opportunities for thousands of people and a high economic and social cost for the country. The data show that the problem hits women the hardest. Youth unemployment is around 22% and in women it reaches 25%,
Meanwhile, the jobs of the future are in areas such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), which tend to have a high labor market insertion and a higher average income than other careers. However, at the university level, women represent 21% of those pursuing these careers, while in higher technical education the figure drops to 17%. This gap not only reproduces inequalities, but also leaves women out of sectors with better development prospects.to reverse this situation, we need policies that facilitate the educational reintegration of people, quality training programs connected to the labor market and early vocational guidance that bring girls and young women closer to careers with high employability. But it is also urgent to break down stereotypes and make visible the stories of women who have made their way in these disciplines.
