Women in Spain can obtain better jobs and feel better working in co-operatives than in other types of business, according to research from Coceta, the Spanish Confederation of Worker Cooperatives.

In Spanish co-operatives, 49% of the workers are women, which is 12% higher than any other types of enterprise. The percentage of senior positions held by women is 39%, compared with 6% in other types of organisations. On average, Spanish women earn around 18% less than men for the same kind of job, but in worker co-operatives there is no wage gap.