While the employment rate of women has been steadily rising over the last years (now 58.3% for women against 72.5% for men), women still work part-time more often than men (31.2% for women and 7.7% for men) and they predominate in sectors where wages are lower (more than 40% of women work in health, education and public administration – twice as many as men).
Kuigi naiste tööhõive on viimaste aastate jooksul pidevalt kasvanud (praeguseks naiste puhul 58,3%, meestel aga 72,5%), töötavad naised endiselt sagedamini osalise tööajaga kui mehed (naised 31,2%, mehed 7,7%) ja on ülekaalus majandusharudes, kus palgad on madalamad (rohkem kui 40% naistest töötab tervishoius, hariduses ja avalikus halduses, s.o kaks korda rohkem kui mehi).