Facts that can justify change
A gender segregated labour market means that there is an uneven distribution of men and women in different professions. When certain industries are dominated by men and others by women, it can lead to problems and obstruct opportunities when it comes to finding the right qualifications and make good recruitments – right now as well as in the future.
The women and men of the industry
What is the name of the boss?
Lars, Anders, Erik, Per, and Johan are the most common names among business managers in Sweden.
Source: Företagarfakta 2022, Företagarna
Who makes the decisions?
11 % female CEOs
Out of 1,283 companies in Värmland, 11% have a woman as CEO.
Source: Almi, mapping of boards 2023
18 % women in board positions
In 2023, 18% of the boards in companies from Värmland consisted of women. It is an increase with 36% from the year before.
Source: Almi, mapping of boards 2023
Who run companies?The average age of business leaders is 53.3 years in Värmland and 51.8 years in Sweden.Företagarfakta 2022, Företagarna.
Who works with what?
Health and social care and social services
The labour force in this sector consists of 80% women and 20% men.
Source: Statistics Sweden
Agriculture, forestry, and fishery
The numbers are reversed here, and the labour force consists of 81% men and 19% women.
Source: Statistics Sweden
Construction
The most unequal industry is construction, where the labour force consists of 92% men and 8% women.
Source: Statistics Sweden
Hotels and restaurants
The best balance can be found within hotels and restaurants, where the labour force consists of 47% men and 53% women.
Source: Statistics Sweden
Who wants to study what?
It is a big difference in how girls and boys choose their education
Among young people in upper secondary school age in Värmland, there is a clear division and difference between girls and boys regarding what programmes they choose to study.
The women and men of the industry
Who gets sick or injured at work?
More women than men are on sick leave, while men to a greater extent are involved in workplace accidents. One reason may be that women are more stressed since they often are responsible for children and housework, while norms regarding masculinity make men take more risks.
What is the division between women and men like?
More women than men are on sick leave
Women represent 66% of all people in working age that are on sick leave, and men 44%.
Source: The Swedish Social Insurance Agency, 2022
More men than women are involved in workplace accidents
Personer inblandade i olyckor på arbetsplatsen utgörs av Men represent 55% of all people involved in workplace accidents, and women 45%.
Source: The Swedish Work Environment Agency, 2022.
More women than men have reported occupational diseases
An occupational disease is when factors at work affect a person’s physical or mental health. Women are significantly overrepresented here, 73% of the reports come from women and 27% from men.
Source: The Swedish Work Environment Agency, 2022.
More men than women take their own life
In 2022, 1,254 people died of suicide in Sweden, of which 897 men and 357 women. Ten of them were children under the age of 15.
Statistics regarding suicide (The Public Health Agency of Sweden) (in Swedish)
Source: National Cause of Death Register, the National Board of Health and Welfare.
Pay gap in percentage – a European comparison
The table shows the gender pay gap in percentage after paid worker hour. The pay gap between men and women in Sweden is 11% in benefit of the men. Luxembourg is the only European country where the salaries of women and men are equal.
Source: Eurostat, 2022.
Post-secondary education – a European comparison
The chart shows how many of the men, the women, and the total population have a post-secondary education. With its 16.7 percentage units, Sweden has a bigger gap between men and women than many other European countries.
Statistics regarding suicide (The Public Health Agency of Sweden) (folkhalsomyndigheten.se) (in Swedish)
Källa: Eurostat 2022.
Evolve the companyEqual companies make better decisions, have a stronger innovation power and higher attractiveness, and are more successful in the long term.Source: “The most diverse companies are now more likely than ever to outperform less diverse peers on profitability.” McKinsey & Company, 2020.
Benefits of diversity
Keep important competence
The probability of co-workers staying increases with 47% if the organisation works with inclusion, diversity, and equal opportunities.
Source: “Hybrid work: Making it fit with your diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy", McKinsey & Company, 2022.
Benefits of diversity
Colleague satisfaction
The probability of employees making an effort to help each other increases with 90% in an organisation that is inclusive and equal.
Source: “Hybrid work: Making it fit with your diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy", McKinsey & Company, 2022.
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