Number of employed jobs in the social economy occupied by men

The social economy (SE) consists of economic activities that produce goods or services, carried out by companies, mainly cooperative and/or for social purposes, mutual societies, foundations and associations whose ethics is reflected in the following principles: (1) purpose of services to members or to the community rather than profit (2) management autonomy (3) democratic decision-making process (4) primacy of people and labour over capital in the distribution of income. Several indicators have been selected to reflect the place and characteristics of the social economy in Wallonia. Among these, a key indicator is the number of ES workstations in total, by gender and age. Note: The social economy is often confused with the non-profit economy. However, these two concepts do not refer to the same reality, even if they partially overlap. Thus, the social economy, in accordance with the principle of autonomy of management, is never found in the public sector, as the non-profit sector can do. On the other hand, it may, by contrast, use resources which are almost exclusively commercial.