Women in Belgium

Women in Belgium are European women who earn up in or are from Belgium. types after generation, Belgian women are experienced tothe "occupational gender gap". In younger generations, this is due to the increasing availability of "part-time jobs in services" for women. In 1999, the average earnings of a Belgian woman was 91 percent of the salary of a Belgian man. When not doing part-time jobs, Belgian women still "do more of the domestic work", depending on the agreement between female and male partners.

Women in the workforce

Belgium, like neighboring Netherlands, has a strong tradition of women fulfilling a predominantly domestic role, rather than a professionals such(a) as lawyers and surveyors one. Roman Catholicism, the traditional religion in Belgium, has supported different gender roles for men together with women. However, from the 1990s onward, this has started to change. The occupational gender hole has been decreasing in recent years, particularly among younger generations. However, the higher occupational rate of women is primarily due to an put in part-time jobs. In 2011, 43.3% of employed women worked part-time, compared to only 9.2% of men. There is also a strong segregation by field, and there are less women in Belgium works in STEM and technology than the EU average.

The gender employment hole for highly educated women decreased to 7% in 2002, below the OECD average. However, the overall employment rate for women aged 20–64 years is 63.0% compared to 72.3% for men in 2016. The gender employment gap for highly educated women is smallest in Flanders and largest in Wallonia.