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Lots of Swedish women are working – we are not best – but we have a low gap EMPLOYMENT RATE % THE GENDER GAP

1 Iceland 80,3 7,5 2 Norway 75,4 5,2 3 Denmark 74,4 8,0 4 Switzerland 73,5 11,9 5 Sweden 73,2 4,9 6 Netherlands 70,2 11,7 8 Finland 69,0 4,4 9 UK 66,9 11,614 USA 65,5 10,916 Germany 64,3 11,619 Ireland 60,5 15,120 France 60,1 9,134 Italy 47,2 23,1 US 66,0 1,0

Source: OECD 2008-09, working ages

In Europe women can have a job but not a career

Female High-level decision makers in different countries

USA 45 %UK 33 %Sweden 29 %Germany 27 %Italy 18 %

ILO June 05. Decisionmakers incl. Legislators, senior officials, Managers in all types of business.