Gender Inequality

Europe or America: where do women work longer hours?

An operator of Swiss air traffic control firm Skyguide monitors airplanes at the Skyguide monitoring centre in Duebendorf, near Zurich, April 3, 2013. Skyguide held its annual news conference today.

The OECD and Credit Suisse have analyzed the hours worked by women in selected countries. Image: REUTERS/Michael Buholzer

Elena Holodny
Writer, Business Insider
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The average weekly hours worked by women in different countries.
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