Spain stands at the head of the countries of the EU-27 in the global
computation of digital society indicators (connectivity, Internet use,
etc). Portugal, however, is situated at the tail end.
Globalisation and the rapid technological and digital transformation has
resulted in two coexisting economic models: “turbo-capitalism”, which works
with international logic, and “retro-capitalism”, which adopts the old
logic of protectionist capitalism.
Two out of every three workers in manual occupations are men, and women
continue to be a minority in occupations such as construction, and
industry. What factors influence segregation by gender in the labour
market?
Some 29% of Spaniards have a social position above that of their parents,
and over 40% believe they have risen above their grandparents on the social
ladder.