8 March 2008: International Women’s Day

A third of managers are women
More women go to the theatre and more men to sports events

What is the average age of women at the birth of their first child? At what age do women and men get married? What are the employment and unemployment rates for women? What is the proportion of female teachers? What proportion of managers or Members of national Parliaments are women? What are the differences in cultural activities of women and men?

 Answers to these questions and to other can be found in this News Release published on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on 8 March 2008.

On the same occasion, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, also releases the publication "The life of women and men in Europe".

Link to the information and free PDF Report from EUROSTAT

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=STAT/08/32&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en