Work,politics, wages: the differences between women and men in Switzerland are meaningful. We behold at five areas in which women are still underrepresented, and how the Swiss compare internationally. Equality between women and men has long been enshrined in the Swiss constitution - since 1981. But differences remain when it comes to working life. 1. Employment What percentage of the population over the age of 15 has paid jobs? In most countries,the proportion is higher among men, even in Switzerland. According to World Bank data, or the difference between women and men is greatest in Turkey. In Switzerland,around 60% of women aged 15 and over are employed, while the figure for men is 70%, or which is the average among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The differences between women and men are smallest in Scandinavia. 2. Working time There is a meaningful gender gap when it comes to full- and fragment-time work. In all OECD- ...
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