Gender-Statistics
On the subject of gender-statistics STATISTICS AUSTRIA presents facts and figures on the situation of women and men in Austria. The objective is to provide an overview of the economic and social situation of women and men in selected areas of life.
The present results show that life expectancy in the year 2009 was 5.4 years higher for women than for men. Expressed in figures, life expectancy was 82.9 years for women and 77.4 years for men.
On the other hand women have successfully caught up in education and employment in the past decades. The activity rate of women aged 15 to 64 years rose from 62% (2000) to 69% (2010). Yet, the increase in female employment is mostly due to a rise in part-time work. In 2010, approximately 44% of employed women worked part-time. Women (4%) are still underrepresented in management functions compared to men (9%) and also earn considerably less than their counterparts.
According to the EU-structural indicator “gender pay gap” women earned 25.4 % less than men. Lower incomes and the differences in employment opportunities for women and men ultimately result in women being at greater risk of poverty. Single parents’ (of which most are single mothers) risk of poverty stands at 30 %.
In addition to this website, the publication „Frauenbericht 2010“ (German with English summaries) contain detailed analyses on the situation of women in Austria.
Please consult our German website for tables and charts containing further information.
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