The tables illustrate the number of average hours people who work part-time and full-time jobs which men and women in three countries (Greece, Netherlands, and the UK) in 2002 and compare them to the European countries. Overall, it is clear that men tend to work longer hours than women do in both full-time and part-time jobs. Greece had the highest figures for full-time work, while European average for part-time work was higher than the other countries.
Looking first at full-time workers, men who work in Greece had the most with 42.5 hours, while the European average was 40.4 hours. Women in Greece and the European average also recorded a high figure in full-time jobs approximately 39 hours. In addition, both men and women in the UK and Netherlands worked the fewest hours among the three countries at around 38 and 37 hours respectively.
Turning to part-time workers, the European average was higher hours of men and women who worked than that in the three countries at 32 and 34 hours each. Followed by men and women in Greece workers are 29.3 and 30 hours and Netherlands 28.5 and 29.5, respectively. The lowest number was seen in the UK, at 29 for women and 28 for men.
In conclusion, we can see that the number of hours women worked was slightly fewer hours compared to men in almost three countries and the European average.