Majority of Graduates Are Female, but Have Lower Salary

Ljubljana, 7 March

Women made up 51 percent of Slovenia's population in 2004. They formed 61 percent of all national university graduates in 2003, while their 2002 gross salary lagged behind the average salary by EUR 50, data released by the national Statistics Office ahead of the International Women's Day show.

According to the data from last September, every 13th woman in Slovenia was named Marija and every 173rd last name was Novak. The average Slovenian woman, Marija Novak, would now be 42 and would have been working since she had finished secondary school.
After finishing work during weekdays, the average Slovenian woman takes four hours to do housework. She steals less than two hours to dedicate to her family. She watches television two hours a day, takes an hour and a half for culture, sports and hobbies.
On the average, feeding as well as personal hygiene take each a bit more than an hour of her time, which leaves her with about eight and a half hours for sleeping.
The statistics suggests that the average Slovenian woman had her first baby at the age of 27, married six months later and had her last child when she was 29. However, the data shows she has only 1.2 children on the average. In comparison to 30 years ago, the age of getting married has gone up by 5 years, while the number of children is 0.9 lower.
The average women would live in cities and towns of the central region, more precisely in detached houses with an average 75 square metres of surface. Women most frequently drive to work in their own cars and in 20 percent of cases have an unhealthy habit: smoking.
In the school year 2003/2004, 56.9 percent of students enrolling in undergraduate and postgraduate university programmes were female. Every second student was enrolled in humanities, business or law studies. In 2003, 61 percent of all university graduates were female. Also, women formed 41.4 percent of students who were awarded a PhD.
At the last general election, there were 11 women among the 90 elected MPs, which represents 12.2 percent of all parliamentary seats. The average age of female MPs is 43.9.
Birth statistics show 8,391 female babies were born in 2003, while 9,376 women died the same year, on the average aged 77.2. Every 4th woman died of coronary disease and every 25th of breast cancer. Suicide was the cause of death in 122 cases.
About one sixth of all hospitalisations in 2003 was caused by venereal disease and disorders connected to pregnancy and giving birth. The second most frequent reason were injuries, the third heart disease and the fourth cancer, according to the figures of the centre for health and health care research.
The frequency of diseases varies according to age. Today, the most common cause of death for adult women before the age of 65 is cancer, mostly on the breasts or the uterus, followed by cancer on digestive organs. Women's life expectancy is though about eight years longer than men's.

Majority of Graduates Are Female, but Have Lower Salary

More articles from this issue:

Archive