The pie charts illustrate the amount of time men and women work each week in both private and governmental organizations.
Overall, men tend to work more hours than women in both sectors. While the distribution of women’s working hours is fairly consistent across both sectors, a greater percentage of men work longer hours in the private sector.
For men, the percentage of those working more than 30 hours a week is higher in the private sector. Specifically, 20% of men in the private sector work 31-45 hours weekly, while 34% work over 46 hours, which is 5% and 4% higher, respectively, than their counterparts in government organizations. It is also noteworthy that only 5% of men in private organizations work 1-2 hours a week, compared to a significantly higher 23% in governmental organizations. Additionally, 9% of male workers in the governmental sector work 13-30 hours a week, whereas 21% of men in the private sector do the same. In contrast, the proportions of men working 6-12 hours a week are more evenly distributed between the two sectors, with 20% in the private sector and 23% in the governmental sector.
In terms of women, the amount of time spent at work each week is quite similar across both sectors. Specifically, in both sectors, the percentage of female employees working over 46 hours, 31-45 hours, and 6-12 hours a week is 4%, 20%, and 35%, respectively. The proportion of women working 1-2 hours weekly in the private sector is 21%, which is 3% higher than the percentage in the governmental sector. For the 13-30 hours a week category, 20% of women in the private sector and 23% in the governmental sector work within that timeframe.