Key facts: Labour market
• 11% of women in the UK are in managerial positions,
higher than any other EU country (Source: The Life of Women and Men in Europe
2002 — Eurostat).
• Women's employment rates in the UK are
above the average of other EU countries across all working ages
(Source: 2001 European Labour Force Survey).
• Young women in the UK spend less time
unemployed than other EU countries on average (Source: 2001
European Labour Force Survey).
Key facts: Education
• Women in the UK have the third highest
level of completed education in the EU, falling just behind Sweden
and Denmark (Source: 2001 European Labour Force Survey).
• Women in the UK are much more likely to
be scientific researchers in higher education than most of their
European counterparts (Source: The Life of Women and Men in Europe
2002 — Eurostat).
Key facts: Government
• In 2000, the UK had the fourth highest
number of women in national government. 32% of UK women are in
national and regional government, compared to the EU average of
23% (Source: European Database — Women in Decision Making).
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