Statistics

• A new social media study conducted by Socialinsider reveals the average engagement rate across multiple social networks in 2024.
• From an engagement rate perspective, the statistics have indicated a decrease of 35% YoY in TikTok's average engagement rate when calculated by followers and a drop of 20% YoY when calculated by views.
• At the moment, TikTok's engagement rate is located at an average of 2.65% (by followers), respectively 4.07% by views.
• On TikTok, other industries that achieved above-the-average values in terms of engagement were the FMCG - beverages sector, with an average engagement rate of 3.00%, and the hotels & accommodation industry, with an average engagement rate of also 3.00%.

• The Machine Safety Systems market is thriving with the surge in automation, strict safety standards, and a heightened focus on workplace safety.
• The Programmable Safety Systems market is experiencing robust growth owing to escalating automation trends and stringent safety norms.
• Asia Pacific is expected to grow at the highest CAGR in the Machine safety market from 2024 to 2029.
• In the Asia-Pacific region, the Machine Safety industry is experiencing significant growth, propelled by rapid industrialization, heightened automation, and increased attention to worker safety.

• Magnetic resonance is a wireless charging method for objects requiring a large amount of power - up to 11kW.
• It is the most versatile wireless charging method and used for objects such as electric cars, laptops, computers, and vacuum cleaners.
• The wireless charging market is segmented in two implementations, transmitter and receiver.
• North America holds the largest market share of the wireless charging market throughout the forecast period.

• An even more striking difference is the “motherhood pay gap” that happens when women have children.
• Also known as the “family gap” or child penalties, women’s earnings plummet after the birth of a child, while men’s barely budge.
• Children have a negative effect on women’s productivity in the labour market by substantially reducing their human capital, which translates into a significant decrease in their earnings.

The effects of parenthood

• We used data from Statistics Canada’s Longitudinal and International Study of Adults coupled with historical administrative records from 1982 to 2018.
• We observed large and persistent negative effects of parenthood for mothers, but not fathers.
• Mothers’ earnings decrease by 49 per cent the year of birth, with a penalty of 34.3 per cent 10 years after.

Unequal effects of children

• The birth of children results in large earnings losses that are not equally distributed within heterosexual couples.
• This is especially true for mothers of multiple children or those with a lower education level.

Equal pay for equal work

• We investigated the role of family policies, since they were in part designed to encourage maternal employment and promote more equal sharing of parenting responsibilities between partners.
• “Equal pay for equal work” policies, such as the federal government’s Pay Equity Act, also have the potential to make a substantial difference.

More benefits down the line

• A recent study using data from 29 countries showed that employed mothers were more likely to transmit egalitarian values to their children both at work and at home.
• Girls with employed mothers ended up working more themselves: they worked more hours, were better paid and held supervisory positions more often than girls with stay-at-home mothers.

• However, boys who grew up with employed mothers were more involved in family and domestic responsibilities as adults than men whose mothers were not in the labour market.
• Working mothers appear to have an intergenerational impact favouring gender equality, both within the family and in the labour market.
• Knowing how these costs are shared among the two parents is key to enable better decision making, for policymakers, but ultimately, for parents, future parents and their children.

• Marie Connolly received funding from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture and CIRANO.
• Catherine Haeck received funding from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture and CIRANO.