% women in workforce



Women, Health, Education and Family

Western Europe and the US

| |Women per 100 men|Life expectancy |Women’s Share of |Mean age at first |Female headed households |Contraceptive |

| | |Women/Men |Tertiary School |marriage | |use |

| | | |Enrollment |Women/Men | | |

|France |49/63 |46 |80 |16/100% (with |Social security |83 |

| | | | |ceiling) | | |

|Germany |49/65 |44 |84 |14/100% |Social security(ceiling) then |74 |

| | | | | |employer | |

|Italy |37/62 |39 |74 |22[1]/80% |Social security |n.a. |

|Netherlands |56/73 |44 |75 |16/100% |Social security |78 |

|Norway |69/77 |47 |76 |42 at 100% or |Social security |88 |

| | | | |52 at 80% | | |

|Sweden |76/80 |48 |72 |14/80% for 390 |Social security |91 |

| | | | |days; 90 days flat | | |

| | | | |rate | | |

|UK |55/71 |46 |79 |26/90% for first 6 |Employer (92% refunded by |79 |

| | | | |weeks then flat |public funds) | |

| | | | |rate | | |

| | | | | | | |

|US |60/74 |45 |68 |12/0 | |80[2] |

|WE Ave |64/70 |45 |77 |21/93 | |82 |

Source: The World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics. Published by the United Nations, New York, NY, January 2006.

Women and Work

Eastern Europe, Western Europe and the US

| |% Women/Men econ’ly |Women’s share of |Women’s share of PT |Maternity Leave wks/% of pay |Provider of coverage|Pay gap in manuf. |

| |active |labor force |emp | | | |

|Bulgaria |44/55 |47% |n.a. |19[3]/90% |Social security |68 |

|Czech Repub |51/69 |44% |73% |28/69% |Social security |n.a. |

|Hungary |47/61 |46% |70% |24/100%(prenatal/min. of 4 weeks, then |Social security |74 |

| | | | |70%, then flat rate) | | |

|Poland |48/62 |46% |65% |16/100% |Social security |n.a. |

|Romania |56/69 |46% |n.a. |18[4]/85% |Social security |n.a. |

|Russia |59/70 |49% |n.a. |20[5]/100% |Social Security |n.a. |

|Slovakia |53/68 |46% |66% |28/55% |Social security |n.a. |

| | | | | | | |

|EE Ave |51/65 |46% |69% |22/86% |Social security |71 |

|WE Ave |64/70 |45% |77% |21/93% |Social security |82 |

|US |60/74 |45% |68% |12/0 |n/a |80 |

Source: The World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics. Published by the United Nations, New York, NY, January 2006.

Women and Politics

Western Europe and the US

| |% Women in Parliament|Has had woman |

| |(2003-5) |head of gov’t |

|France |12.2[6] |N |

|Italy |17.3[7] |N |

|UK |19.7[8] |Y |

|Germany |31.6[9] |Y |

|Netherlands |37.6[10] |N |

|Norway |37.9[11] |N |

|Sweden |47.3[12] |N |

| | | |

|US |16.2[13] | |

|WE Ave |23.7 | |

| | | |

|Poland |20.4[14] | |

|Czech |15.5[15] | |

|Slovakia |20.0[16] | |

|Russia |9.8[17] | |

|Romania |11.2[18] | |

|Hungary |22.1[19] | |

|Bulgaria |10.4[20] | |

|Latvia |19.0[21] | |

|Lithuania |24.8[22] | |

|Estonia |18.8[23] | |

| | | |

|EE Ave |15.3 | |

Source: The World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics. Published by the United Nations, New York, NY, January 2006.

Women and Politics

Eastern Europe, Western Europe and the US

| |% Women in Parliament|Has had woman | | | |

| |(2004) |head of gov’t | | | |

|Bulgaria |26 |N | | | |

|Czech Rep. |18 |N | | | |

|Hungary |14 |N | | | |

|Poland |20 |Y | | | |

|Romania |11 |N | | | |

|Russia |10 |N | | | |

|Slovakia |19 |N | | | |

| | | | | | |

|EE Ave |17 | | | | |

|US |14 | | | | |

|WE Ave |27 | | | | |

Source: The World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics. Published by the United Nations, New York, NY, January 2006.

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[1] 5 months

[2] US Department of Labor, as cited by

[3] 135 days

[4] 126 days

[5] 140 days

[6] 2002 elections

[7] April 2006 elections

[8] May 2005 elections

[9] September 2005 elections

[10] November 2006 elections

[11] September 2005 elections

[12] September 2006 elections

[13] As of November 2006 Congressional elections, US Senate 16% women ().

[14] September 2005 elections

[15] June 2006 elections

[16] June 2006 elections

[17] December 2003 elections

[18] November 2004 elections

[19] June 2005 elections

[20] April 2006 elections

[21] October 2006 elections

[22] October 2004 elections

[23] March 2003 elections

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