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 5.5 years higher for women than for men. Expressed in figures, life expectancy was 83.2 years for women and 77.7 years for men.
On the other hand women have successfully caught up in education and employment in the past decades. The employment rate of women aged 15 to 64 years rose from 59.4% (2000) to 66.4% (2010). Yet, the increase in female employment is mostly due to a rise in part-time work. In 2010, 43.8% of employed women worked part-time (2000: 32.3%).
According to the “gender pay gap” published by Eurostat women earned 25.5% (2010) less than men. Lower incomes and the differences in employment opportunities for women and men ultimately results in women having lower pensions and a higher risk of poverty. Single female pensioners (26%) and single parents (28%) - of which most are single mothers - face the highest poverty risk.
Please consult our German website for tables and charts containing further information.
In addition to this website, the publication „Frauenbericht 2010“ (German with English summaries) (2010) contain detailed analyses on the situation of women in Austria.
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