Women at Work

WOMEN AT WORK > Workplace gender inequality around the world GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT RATES – FEMALE WORKFORCE 68% 65% 38% Canada 69% 40% USA 61% 18% 53% Kuwait 88% Burkina Faso 5% MORE EDUCATION = INCREASED GENDER EQUALITY University Graduates High School Graduates Men Women LEVEL OF EDUCATION ACHIEVED *Based on canadian data WORLD ECONOMIC SECTORS BY % OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES 73% 14% 15% Countries with largest gender gap in employment rates Countries with smallest gender gap in employment rates IN 2011 66% OF CANADIAN MEN WERE EMPLOYED Belgium Romania COMPARED TO 58% OF WOMEN Albania Saudi Arabia IN 1/4 COUNTRIES WOMEN ARE FAR LESS LIKELY THAN MEN TO BE WORKING AT THEIR FULL CAPACITY 10% Ecuador OF THE WORLD'S FEMALE WORKFORCE IS UNEMPLOYED Design by Jaela E. Bernstien www.jaelabernstien.com Sources Gallup World Bank Statistics Canada Services Agriculture Industry EMPLOYMENT RATE