Ukrainian women work more than men     
 

In the job market are more women than men. Noted, however, that they are more likely to occupy low-paid positions, often perform low-skilled jobs and, on average, earn less money. Even in the European Union, where gender issues are traditionally less acute than in other regions, the salary of the strong sex on average 15% more than women.
Over the past 10 years the number of employed women grew by almost 200 million people and in 2007 reached 1,2 billion.
    Ukraine, according to the gender equality index «Social Watch», is on the 34 th place among 154 countries. It is noted that we have more unemployed women than men. At the same time, women work in the 4 - 6 hours more than men.
    Furthermore, the results indicate a lack of programs balance family and work life. Also, according to experts, the Ukrainian legislature employs only 8,5% of women. And among the owners of big business only 2% of women.
    It is hard to say what caused these numbers. Maybe, just because there are more women than men. Therefore, ladies and working more, and their unemployment rate higher. But we still don’t know, why pay for a women is a quarter less.
    Still, in our society there is long-held belief that man - the family breadwinner and he should earn more, but a woman will be provided by her husband.
    Inequalities are also in women hiring. Often, the fair sex is denied, because employers fear they are gone in the decree. At the same time as an excuse can be called anything, including little experience and low skill levels.
    To date, a number of occupations considered to be purely "masculine" or "female". In most cases, the girl refused, if it tries to get "male" job, and vice versa. Nevertheless, experts say, increasingly senior positions in the Ukraine took the fairer sex, that is, we can speak of a gradual change in attitudes.
    Over the past ten years the service sector became the main employer of women. Previously, women were mainly employed in agriculture. In the service sector work 46.3% of women (for men the figure is 40,4%), whereas in the agricultural sector employs 36.1% of women (34% men).
    However, the most common occupations among women - the sellers and doctors, and among men - the programmers.
    The ILO notes that the best way to do the work for women's situation in East Asia. Here the female employment rate is 65,2% of women, whereas the global average is lower - 49,1%.
    There is a suggestion that men earn more because more is taken for an uncomfortable and unpleasant work, for example, agree on long trips, for work in hazardous conditions, work related to financial risk, etc. In turn, women prefer a more secure and nice job with flexible working regime. Even the most highly paid women often agree to forgo the money in exchange for the free time they spend on family and children.
 

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