Gender brief

"Despite numerous improvements in women's employment outcomes, there are still many gender gaps that need to be addressed. On average, across OECD countries, the proportion of women in paid work is high (62%). However, women in OECD countries earn 18% less than men, only about one-third of...

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Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Paris 2010
OECD
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19185062124919032449-Gender-brief.htm
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description "Despite numerous improvements in women's employment outcomes, there are still many gender gaps that need to be addressed. On average, across OECD countries, the proportion of women in paid work is high (62%). However, women in OECD countries earn 18% less than men, only about one-third of managerial posts are held by a woman, many more women work in part-time jobs than men (25% and 6% respectively). These gender differences are even wider with the presence of children since women are more likely to adjust their employment practices upon the arrival of a child much more than men."
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physical 35 p.
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publishDate 2010
publisher Paris
OECD
spellingShingle employment
family
family policy
gender
statistics
wage differential
women workers
women
Gender brief
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title Gender brief
topic employment
family
family policy
gender
statistics
wage differential
women workers
women
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19185062124919032449-Gender-brief.htm