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Proportion of employed persons aged 25 to 54 who usually worked no more than 30 hours weekly at their main job, in Canada and selected industrialized countries, 2007

  Part-time employment, both sexes Proportion of women working part-time Share of women in part-time employment
%
Netherlands 28.8 55.9 89.1
Germany 21.4 40.0 85.8
United Kingdom 19.0 35.4 87.8
Australia 18.8 34.5 82.7
Japan 14.5 29.8 84.8
France 12.3 21.8 83.0
Canada 11.5 19.0 78.8
United States 7.1 12.1 80.3
Source: Statistics Canada and OECD.