Women less likely to work at capacity
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July 7, 2012, Saturday
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WOMEN in nearly every region of the world are less likely than men to work the number of hours they want, according to a new Gallup poll that spoke with more than 187,000 adults worldwide.
The study released on Thursday found the widest gap in Ecuador and Saudi Arabia, where women were 23 percent less likely than men to be employed at capacity. In the US, the gap is 9 percentage points.
"Basically what it means is, it's people who are working for an employer the number of hours they want to be working," said co-author Jenny Marlar. "I was personally surprised at the number of countries where there was such a big difference."
The reasons for the large gaps were not clear, but Marlar said the lag for women is probably strongly related to education and to local culture.
The study excluded people who are self-employed.
Other countries where the gender gap is the greatest include Bolivia, Honduras, Bahrain and Oman.
One surprise was Italy, where women trail men by 13 percentage points. It was the only western European country with a double-digit gap.
The top five countries where women were most likely to be working the number of hours they wanted to be working for an employer are Kuwait, Singapore, Sweden, Slovakia, and Belgium.
Men lag women in a couple dozen countries, led by Ireland, where women are more likely than men by 15 percentage points to be employed at capacity.
The study released on Thursday found the widest gap in Ecuador and Saudi Arabia, where women were 23 percent less likely than men to be employed at capacity. In the US, the gap is 9 percentage points.
"Basically what it means is, it's people who are working for an employer the number of hours they want to be working," said co-author Jenny Marlar. "I was personally surprised at the number of countries where there was such a big difference."
The reasons for the large gaps were not clear, but Marlar said the lag for women is probably strongly related to education and to local culture.
The study excluded people who are self-employed.
Other countries where the gender gap is the greatest include Bolivia, Honduras, Bahrain and Oman.
One surprise was Italy, where women trail men by 13 percentage points. It was the only western European country with a double-digit gap.
The top five countries where women were most likely to be working the number of hours they wanted to be working for an employer are Kuwait, Singapore, Sweden, Slovakia, and Belgium.
Men lag women in a couple dozen countries, led by Ireland, where women are more likely than men by 15 percentage points to be employed at capacity.
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