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07 Mar. 2020 / 18:20
NBS study: Women have a higher level of education than men
Men continue to hold most of the leadership positions, even though women have a higher level of education, national statistics show. Also, even if they are better in trade and financial activities, Moldovans take a lower salary than their male colleagues, reports Moldova 1.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, women have a higher level of education than men. About 23 percent have higher education, compared to a 17 percent share of men. However, women earn on average 14 percent less than men.
The average salary of a man is 6,780 lei, and that of a woman of 5,800 lei.
According to the report, 6 out of 10 women work in the services sector, 55 percent are involved in trade, 70 percent in the Horeca sector, 78 percent in education and nearly 80 percent in health and social assistance. In contrast, 54 percent of men are involved in agriculture, 56 percent in industry and over 90 percent in construction.
Statistical data also show that women marry earlier than men. The average age of the woman at the first marriage, in 2018, was 25.8 years, and for men - 28.7 years. Most men, who were married in 2018, belong to the age group 25-29, and in the case of women, marriages are 20-24 years old.
At the same time, women live longer than men on average for almost eight years. Life expectancy at birth, in 2018, was 75 years for women and just over 66 years for men.
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