What is the daily life of a female worker on a manufacturing line like?

Karla Zavala works on a manufacturing line at the Ormazabal company and explains what the daily life of a female operator in this environment is like and what challenges they face.

March 8th is marked on the calendar for demanding women’s rights in terms of equality, as it is International Women’s Day; a date that commemorates women’s struggle for equal participation in society. A role that, historically, has been relegated to the background and that women in the 21st century are more determined than ever to demand. Not in vain, their presence in the fight against COVID-19 has only further highlighted their fundamental importance in many of the disproportionate burdens they bear.

But, although the demand has a date, it is the day-to-day life that makes true progress for equality. Hundreds of millions of women have joined the workforce where it seemed the sole domain of men, and it is this effort that has broken down clichés in those environments. Today, professions where women have proven their worth abound, and today we want to ask ourselves what the daily life of a female worker is like.

To do this, we have the testimony of Karla Zavala, a female assembly line operator at Ormazabal, a company expert in customizable, high-tech solutions for electrical infrastructure. Karla works at Ormazabal’s facilities in the town of Igorre, Bizkaia, and does so in a world where the female presence, although minority, is growing steadily. This situation has been a motivation for Karla, who explains in detail what led her to land in this sector and what her vision is about the present and future of women in it.

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The role of women in industry

The representation of women in the industrial world in Spain represents a figure close to 25%, something that at the level of the European Union stands at approximately 28%. Another notable fact can be seen in the number of women enrolled in courses focused on science, technology, engineering or mathematics: 35% of the total, according to the London School of Economics (LSE).

2030: the year marked by the United Nations to achieve gender equality

If there is a year marked in red for achieving significant progress in terms of equality between men and women, it is the year 2030. The United Nations has marked, in its 2030 Agenda, this horizon to achieve several of the so-called Sustainable Development Goals, among which SDG 5 stands out, whose objective is to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by that date.

And despite all the progress made, many difficulties still exist today, especially in the workplace, where the glass ceiling remains an obstacle yet to be overcome by women. women.

That is why numerous governments, companies and social agents have committed to setting this date as the reference in the short to medium term to achieve a reversal of these situations, promoting a true achievement for women’s equality in which we must all contribute our efforts.