Key figures on gender equality
Statistics Norway has compiled key figures on gender equality.
This page presents a selection of key figures and analyses of gender equality in different areas.
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| Value | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Share (20-66 years) working part time | ||
| Men | 13.7 | 2012 |
| Women | 34.5 | 2012 |
| Gender distribution among managers (20-66 years) | ||
| Men | 64,8 | 2012 |
| Women | 35.2 | 2012 |
| Gender distribution among public sector employees (20-66 years) | ||
| Men | 29,3 | 2012 |
| Women | 70.7 | 2012 |
| Gender distribution among private sector employees (20-66 years) | ||
| Men | 63,5 | 2012 |
| Women | 36.5 | 2012 |
| Sick leave as percentage of full-time equivalents (self-certified and doctor-certified) | ||
| Men | 5.0 | 2013 |
| Women | 8.3 | 2013 |
| Period | |
|---|---|
| 2013 | |
| Average monthly pay | |
| Men | 43 700 |
| Women | 37 500 |
| Women’s pay as percentage of men’s pay | 85.8 |
| Period | |
|---|---|
| 2013 | |
| Share with short higher education (max. 4 years) | |
| Men | 18.3 |
| Women | 26.4 |
| Share with long higher education (more than 4 years) | |
| Men | 9.1 |
| Women | 6.9 |
| Gender distribution among students in higher education | |
| Men | 41 |
| Women | 59 |
| Period | |
|---|---|
| 2014 | |
| Board members in private limited companies | |
| Men | 82.1 |
| Women | 17.9 |
| Board members in public limited companies | |
| Men | 59.3 |
| Women | 40.7 |
| General managers in private limited companies | |
| Men | 84.6 |
| Women | 15.4 |
| General managers in public limited companies | |
| Men | 93.6 |
| Women | 6.4 |
| Value | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender distribution among municipal council representatives | ||
| Men | 61.8 | 2011 |
| Women | 38.2 | 2011 |
| Gender distribution among members of parliament | ||
| Men | 60.4 | 2013 |
| Women | 39.6 | 2013 |
| Gender distribution among mayors | ||
| Men | 77.6 | 2011 |
| Women | 22.4 | 2011 |
| Value | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Share of fathers who take full statutory paternity leave or more of the child benefit period | 68.1 | 2012 |
| Share who receive cash benefit for children aged 13-23 months as per 1 September | 22,5 | 2013 |
| Value | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | ||
| Men | 79.7 | 2013 |
| Women | 83.6 | 2013 |
| Gender distribution of cardiovascular deaths | ||
| Men | 45.9 | 2012 |
| Women | 54.1 | 2012 |
| Share living with an illness that affects their everyday life substantially | ||
| Men | 10.8 | 2012 |
| Women | 13.8 | 2012 |
| Share living with an illness that affects their everyday life somewhat | ||
| Men | 16.5 | 2012 |
| Women | 23.3 | 2012 |
- There are clear gender gaps in the Norwegian labour market; only three in ten public sector employees are men, and more than a third of women work part-time.
- The average monthly pay for women was 86.5 per cent of men’s monthly pay in 2012. This disparity has remained relatively stable in the last 20 years.
- 55 per cent of those with a higher education are women, but students are still choosing to study subjects that are traditional for men and women respectively. Very few men opt for an education in the care and education sectors, and likewise for women within engineering and science.
- The number of female managers is steadily increasing, but only a quarter of senior executives in Norway are women. The largest share of female managers is found in middle management, particularly in the education and care sectors.
- Time spent on housework has increased for men in the last decade, while the previous decline in housework by women appears to have flattened out.
- Health and mortality show major disparities between men and women; women live longer than men, but more women than men have long-term illnesses that affect their everyday life.
