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Employment> [24]
Female employment> [46]
Denmark
Gender wage gap (comparison of median)5.1% (2019)
[22/27 countries]
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for promoting equality between men and women (2016)69.4%
[34/35 countries]
Maternal employment rate - child under 1581.7% (2019)
[4/40 countries]
Share of female managers28.2% (2021)
[33/39 countries]
Female share of the directors of the largest publicly listed companies (2021)34.9%
[12/43 countries]
% of those who think that a husband's job is to earn money; a wife's job is to look after the home and family (2018)4.6%
[44/47 countries]
% of those who think that a husband's job is to earn money; a wife's job is to look after the home and family (2012)6.9%
[30/32 countries]
% of those who think that a husband's job is to earn money; a wife's job is to look after the home and family (2008)7.5%
[42/44 countries]
% of those who think that a husband's job is to earn money; a wife's job is to look after the home and family (2002)13.6%
[29/33 countries]
% of those who think that a husband's job is to earn money; a wife's job is to look after the home and family (1998)18.6%
[25/30 countries]
% of those who do not think that family life suffers when the woman has a full-time job (2012)73.3%
[2/32 countries]
% of those who do not think that family life suffers when the woman has a full-time job (2002)62.8%
[2/33 countries]
% of those who do not think that family life suffers when the woman has a full-time job (1998)61.4%
[1/30 countries]
% of those who think that both husband and wife should contribute to household income (5 choices) (2012)80.1%
[16/32 countries]
% of those who think that both husband and wife should contribute to household income (5 choices) (2002)77.2%
[19/33 countries]
% of those who think that being a housewife is just as fulfilling as working for pay (5 choices) (2012)31.8%
[27/32 countries]
% of those who think that being a housewife is just as fulfilling as working for pay (5 choices) (2002)40.4%
[23/33 countries]
% of those who think that what most women really want is a home and children (2012)17.1%
[30/32 countries]
% of those who think that what most women really want is a home and children (2002)27.4%
[27/33 countries]
% of those who think that working mothers have no bad influence over children (5 choices) (2012)87.6%
[1/32 countries]
% of those who think that working mothers have no bad influence over children (5 choices) (2002)80.8%
[4/33 countries]
% of those who do not think that a pre-school child is likely to suffer if his or her mother works (2012)66.9%
[3/32 countries]
% of those who do not think that a pre-school child is likely to suffer if his or her mother works (2002)56.0%
[1/33 countries]
% of those who think that the mother and the father should each take half of paid parental leave (2012)45.9%
[6/41 countries]
% of those who think that the mother should take most of the paid leave period and the father should take some of it. (2012)47.5%
[9/41 countries]
% of those who think that the mother should take the entire paid parental leave (2012)5.3%
[37/41 countries]
% of those who think that no paid parental leave is necessary (2012)17.0%
[9/41 countries]
% of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time when there is a child under school age (2012)38.1%
[1/41 countries]
% of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time when there is a child under school age (2002)15.5%
[12/33 countries]
% of those who think that both mother and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age (2012)30.2%
[2/41 countries]
% of those who think that both mother and father should work part-time when they have a child under school age (2012)15.3%
[8/41 countries]
% of those who think that women should stay at home when there is a child under school age (2012)5.7%
[41/41 countries]
% of those who think that women should stay at home when there is a child under school age (2002)23.3%
[30/33 countries]
% of those who think that mother should stay at home and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age (2012)5.7%
[41/41 countries]
% of those who think that mother should work part-time and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age (2012)47.6%
[8/41 countries]
% of those who think it is least desirable that both mother and father work full-time when they have a child under school age (2012)47.8%
[12/41 countries]
% of those who think it is least desirable that father stay at home and mother work full-time when they have a child under school age (2012)18.2%
[33/40 countries]
% of those who think it is least desirable that mother stay at home and father work full-time when they have a child under school age (2012)15.5%
[10/41 countries]
% of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time after the youngest child starts school (2012)71.6%
[3/41 countries]
% of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time after the youngest child starts school (2002)38.4%
[8/33 countries]
% of those who think that women should stay at home after the youngest child starts school (2012)0.4%
[41/41 countries]
% of those who think that women should stay at home after the youngest child starts school (2002)2.9%
[31/33 countries]
% of women who say that they care for sick family members (2012)45.6%
[36/41 countries]
% of women who say that they care for sick family members (2002)48.4%
[26/33 countries]
% of those who say that both partners care for sick family members (2012)52.4%
[6/41 countries]
% of those who say that both partners care for sick family members (2002)50.8%
[9/33 countries]
Self-employment> [6]
Non-regular employment> [7]
Side business> [2]
Recruitment and job change> [20]
Work preference> [48]
Unemployment> [19]
Labor policy> [1]
Working time> [32]
Wages> [14]
Work motivation> [25]
Skills> [7]
Workplace> [17]
Industrial relations> [15]
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