The given tables compare the average number of hours for full-time and part-time workers in three different countries namely Greece, the Netherlands, the UK with those accross Europe in 2002.
Overall, regarding the average weekly working time in Europe, while male employees worked longer hours than female ones in full-time jobs, the otherwise was true in part-time jobs. Greece reported the highest working hours among three countries, however, the average hours spent on part-time jobs in three countries fell below the figures accross Europe.
To begin with, the gap in working time between women and men was the biggest among three countries, with the figures standing at 39.9 and 42.5, respectively. Meanwhile, both male and female employees in the Netherlands worked 38 hours per week. Women who are workers in the UK worked 37 hours a week, just half an hour fewer than male employees. The average weekly working time for European men and women fluctuated between 37 and 37.5 hours
While men in the UK worked approximately one hour longer than women, the otherwise was the case in the Netherlands. The average weekly working time for Greek men was 29.3 hours, compared with 30 hours for women. There was a considerable gap of 2 hours in average weekly working hours between European males and females, with men and women working 42.5 and 39.9 hours per week, respectively.