Women’s wage work is important for economic growth and the well-being of families. But women often face such obstacles as restricted access to credit markets, capital, land, and training and education; time constraints due to traditional family responsibilities; and labor market bias and discrimination. These obstacles force women to limit their full participation in paid economic activities, to be less productive, and to receive lower wages. More women than men are in unpaid family employment and part-time employment. And men and women have different occupational distributions.
Part time employment, female (% of total part time employment)
There is no official ILO definition of full-time work, so the definition of part-time workers differs across countries, and thus comparisons should be made with caution.
Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.