The table shows data on the proportion of men and women working part-time and full-time in UK and Netherlands in 2002 and compares them with European average. Overall, duration of working full-time hours is significantly higher than working in part-time periods. As for women, they are likely to work longer in part-time jobs, whereas opposite gender is likely to work in full-time jobs compared to women.
The table demonstrates that Greece had highest figures working in part-time and full-time jobs in both male and female, 42.5 and 39.9 respectively. Subsequently, European average recorded 40.4 and 39.2. Moreover, statistics for Netherlands was identical for both genders, at 38.0. Although UK held lowest number on table with result of 37 for women and 37.5 for men.
By contrast, in part-time employment, European average stood at top with 34 hours for women and 32 for men, while reverse was true for UK, 28 for women and 29 for men, lowest number in part-time engagement, followed by Netherlands 29.2 hours for women and 28.3 hours for men. While women accounted for 29.3 hours and opposite gender 30 in Greece.
