- Part-time work is particularly widespread among the female part of the Swiss population.
- This applies not only to mothers with children, but also to younger women.
- Twice as many women between the ages of 15 and 29 work part-time compared to men, according to figures published today by the Federal Statistical Office.
Family commitments, free time, education: There are many reasons for working part-time. What is striking, however, is that the need is growing – and there is a gender gap. 34.4 percent of women under 30 work part-time, for men it is 18.6 percent.
The survey of the Federal Statistical Office
This is something that recruiters feel too. Applications for full-time jobs are rare among young women, says Philipp Hodel, Managing Director at Job Impuls.
“We found that women are more likely to want to work part-time. For family reasons, of course, once they have become a mother. But it’s also more about forgoing wages, which we don’t necessarily see in men,” says Hodel.
Low offer, fair wage
The crux: Despite high demand, there is hardly any part-time job available for technical and commercial occupations. Anyone who wants to work part-time does not always get a job immediately.
But at least: “Once you have the opportunity to take up a part-time job, there are no disadvantages from our point of view – not even in terms of wages,” emphasizes Hodel. As a rule, it is always extrapolated to a full-time position, so that the salary expectations are the same.
This is probably another reason why part-time work is apparently still more popular with young women than with young men.