The tables compare the average number of hours worked by men and women in part-time and full-time employment in Greece, the Netherlands and the UK in 2002, and also show the European average.
Overall, full-time employees worked significantly longer hours than part-time workers in all countries. Men generally worked more hours than women, especially in full-time jobs. In contrast, the Netherlands showed the smallest gender differences, while Greece recorded the highest working hours.
Looking first at full-time employment, men worked longer hours than women in every country except the Netherlands, where both genders worked exactly 38 hours per week. Greece had the longest working hours, with men averaging 42.5 hours and women 39.9 hours. In the UK, men worked 37.5 hours, slightly more than women at 37 hours. The European average followed a similar pattern, with men working 40.4 hours compared to 39.2 hours for women.
Regarding part-time work, working hours were much lower overall. In Greece and the UK, men worked marginally more hours than women, at around 29-30 hours per week. However, in the Netherlands women worked more hours than men (29.2 compared to 28.3). Across Europe, women averaged 34 hours in part-time jobs, exceeding the male average of 32 hours.
In summary, men tended to work longer hours than women in full-time employment, while part-time work showed smaller differences and, in some cases, higher figures for women.