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Social inclusion© CorbisDidyou know…Immigrants from outsidethe EU are more thanthree times as likely to beunemployed than EUcitizensAs with young people, women also face problems – not only ingetting a job but also how they are treated once they have got one.A major factor for helping women into work is the provision ofgood childcare. More mothers in the workforce generally spur thedevelopment of childcare facilities. According to the Organisationfor Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), of all EUcountries, Sweden spends the most on formal day care - 2% of thecountry’s GDP. This is in comparison to Finland’s public spending of1.1%, and the UK’s 0.4%. The Swedish system is more expensive,as it is the only system that caters for all children under 2. As aresult, almost 72% of Swedish mothers with young children are inemployment, 52% in Finland, and 49% in the UK.Unemployment hits those with disabilities the hardest. At least16% of the working age population are disabled but only 40%of them are in jobs. This is in comparison to 64.2% of peoplewithout disabilities.Immigrants are also an important part of the workforce- a subject which has become totemic for certain politicalgroups. It is important to realise that the proportion offoreign-born residents in the EU remains low, ranging from9% in Austria, Belgium and Germany, to under 2% in Spain.The public’s definitions of economic immigrants, refugees andasylum seekers are often very blurred. Populist politicians and the055