19.03.2024

WOMEN WORK PART-TIME MORE OFTEN THAN MEN

In the third quarter of 2023, the proportion of women aged 15 to 64 working part-time (28 per cent) was more than three times that of men (8 per cent) working part-time, Eurostat data show.

Part-time women outnumbered men in all occupations, according to the categories defined by the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO).

The biggest difference between women and men is registered in categories with low qualifications such as caretakers, cleaners and kitchen assistants - as much as 29 percent. 47 percent of women and 19 percent of men work in this part-time category.

In the service and sales sector, 35 per cent of women work part-time compared to 16 per cent of men, and in the administration sector this applies to 29 per cent of women and 9 per cent of men.

The difference is lowest in managerial positions (10 percent of women versus 5 percent of men) and in machine operators (12 percent versus 4 percent).

In most EU countries, women work part-time more often than men. This percentage is highest in the Netherlands - 63 percent compared to 23 percent for men, or a difference of 39 percentage points. High differences were also reported in Austria (38 percent) and Germany (37 percent).

Romania is an exception, where part-time men (4 percent) outnumber women (3 percent).

In Bulgaria, the share of part-time working women and men is equal - 1 percent each.