Postwoman Susann Krosse fetches her parcels from a distribution centre of German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL in Ottendorf-Okrilla near Dresden, Germany, December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

Postwoman Susann Krosse fetches her parcels from a distribution centre of German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL in Ottendorf-Okrilla near Dresden, Germany, December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

Postwoman Susann Krosse fetches her parcels from a distribution centre of German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL in Ottendorf-Okrilla near Dresden, Germany, December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

Postwoman Susann Krosse fetches her parcels from a distribution centre of German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL in Ottendorf-Okrilla near Dresden, Germany, December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

Postwoman Susann Krosse fetches her parcels from a distribution centre of German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL in Ottendorf-Okrilla near Dresden, Germany, December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A postwoman wearing a face mask rides past a sign reading ''Take care, see you soon" at a closed bar, during the lockdown imposed to slow down the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cambrai, France May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol 

A postwoman of French postal service company La Poste wears a protective face mask as she delivers mails by bicycle in Nantes, France, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A postwoman of French postal service company La Poste wears a protective face mask as she delivers mails in Nantes, France, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A postwoman of French postal service company La Poste wears a protective face mask as she delivers mails by bicycle in Nantes, France, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A postwoman of French postal service company La Poste wears a protective face mask as she delivers mails by bicycle in Nantes, France, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A postwoman delivers letters on a ship in the harbor during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hamburg, Germany, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Postwoman Dinara Koldasheva, former resident of Sibilyakovo, delivers a newspaper in the village of Sibilyakovo, Omsk region, Russia, September 7, 2019. Koldasheva left Sibilyakovo and relocated to the regional centre of Tara, about 50km away. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko SEARCH "SIBILYAKOVO MALGAVKO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ildar, 64, Ravil Izhmukhametov's uncle, gets his pension payment of around 9000 Russian rubles delivered by the postwoman Dinara Koldasheva, former resident of Sibilyakovo, in the village of Sibilyakovo, Omsk region, Russia, September 7, 2019. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko SEARCH "SIBILYAKOVO MALGAVKO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar, Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October, delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehde, Germany, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar, Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October, delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehde, Germany, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar, Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October, delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehde, Germany, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar, Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October, delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehde, Germany, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar, Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October, delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehde, Germany, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar, Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October, delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehde, Germany, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar, Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October, delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehde, Germany, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar, Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October, delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehde, Germany, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar, Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October, delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehde, Germany, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar, Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October, delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehde, Germany, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Postwoman Milena Mang, 47, carries parcels as she enters a house in Vienna, Austria, October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

Postwoman Milena Mang, 47, poses as she carries a parcel out of a post van in Vienna, Austria, October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

Postwoman Milena Mang, 47, takes out a parcel from a post van in Vienna, Austria, October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

Postwoman Milena Mang, 47, carries parcels as she enters a house in Vienna, Austria, October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

Postwoman Milena Mang, 47, carries parcels along a street in Vienna, Austria, October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

A postwoman stands at a house door in Chemnitz, Germany, September 3, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Cilene Connolly, 32, a Royal Mail postwoman, poses for a portrait during her postal round on a residential street in Coventry, Britain, February 24, 2017. "Fortunately, I haven't been faced with gender inequalities in my role as a postwoman," Connolly said. "I've had a great response from my customers for being a female delivering their post, women in particular are always pleasantly surprised to see a female face." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "WOMEN WORK" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A postwoman makes deliveries in Sutton Bonnington, Britain, November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples 

A postwoman makes deliveries in Sutton Bonnington, Britain, November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples 

A postwoman pushes a cart as she delivers mail in Vienna, Austria, May 13, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

A postwoman standing beside a scooter uses a device in front of the headquarters of Poste Italiane in Milan, Italy, October 22, 2015. Poste Italiane is expected to report Q3 results this week. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/FilesGLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE - SEARCH "BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD NOV 9" FOR ALL IMAGES 

A postwoman use her device in front of headquater of Poste Italiane downtown Milan, Italy, October 22, 2015. Italy is set to raise up to 3.4 billion euros ($3.8 billion) from a stock market listing of state-owned post office operator Poste Italiane, sources close to the matter said on Thursday. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A postwoman approaches Palais Coburg hotel, the venue of nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria, June 29, 2015. The six nations seeking to negotiate a long-term agreement with Iran to curb the most sensitive parts of its nuclear programme plan to continue negotiating beyond Tuesday's deadline, a senior U.S. official said. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehede, April 11, 2014. Bunar is now Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehede, April 11, 2014. Bunar is now Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar punts to deliver post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehede, April 11, 2014. Bunar is now Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar poses to tourists as she delivers post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehede, April 11, 2014. Bunar is now Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar punts to deliver post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehede, April 11, 2014. Bunar is now Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar punts to deliver post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehede, April 11, 2014. Bunar is now Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Deutsche Post DHL postwoman Andrea Bunar punts to deliver post using a traditional boat in the Spreewald village of Lehede, April 11, 2014. Bunar is now Germany's only postwoman to deliver the mail by boat from April until October. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Maria Antonia Ortega Lobo (2nd R), 50, receives a letter from the IVIMA (Madrid Housing Institute) delivered by a postwoman as they wait for the judicial commission to carry out the eviction of the family in Madrid, February 24, 2014. Santiago Diaz Jara, 53, his wife Ortega Lobo and their four children have been occupying the flat that belongs to the IVIMA for the past 13 years. The flat was rented by a relative of theirs who died about six years ago. Everyone in the family is currently unemployed and they live on subsidies. The IVIMA has not been willing to negotiate with them to pay social rent for the flat on the grounds that they are squatting. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY BUSINESS) 

Sabine Standke, 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, walks inside a building during her delivery tour in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

A postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post sorts mail at a sorting office in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Sabine Standke (R), 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, drops a letter into a mailbox during her delivery tour in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Sabine Standke, 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, sorts mail at a sorting office in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Sabine Standke, 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, counts letters at a sorting office in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Sabine Standke, 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, sorts mail at a sorting office in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Sabine Standke, 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, pushes a trolley with mail at a sorting office in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Sabine Standke, 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, rides a bicycle during her delivery tour in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Sabine Standke, 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, drops a letter into a mailbox during her delivery tour in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Sabine Standke (R), 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, hands a parcel to a resident during her delivery tour in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Sabine Standke, 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, drops a letter into a mailbox inside a building during her delivery tour in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

A postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post sorts mail at a sorting office in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Sabine Standke, 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, waits inside an elevator during her delivery tour in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group, transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Sabine Standke, 32-year-old postwoman of the German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post, sorts mail at a sorting office in Berlin's Mitte district, December 4, 2013. Deutsche Post, the world's number one postal and logistics group transported around 18 billion letters in 2012. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)