"Currently, 2 million 414 thousand of the employed population in our country are women. The number of men in the employed population is 2 million 615 thousand. The number of women in the labor force is 2 million 571 thousand."
"Qafqazinfo" reports that this was written on social media by Vugar Bayramov, a member of the National Assembly's Labor and Social Policy Committee and deputy.
He stated that the sector where our women work the most is education: "Currently, the number of women working under labor contracts is 722,147. Of these, 242,801 work in the education sector. This means 33.6 percent of all salaried female workers. At the same time, it means that one out of every three women working under labor contracts is employed in the education sphere. Providing healthcare and social services to the population is the second largest sector preferred by our women.
With a general share of 16.2 percent, 116,976 female citizens work in this sphere. The top three are completed by the trade and repair of motor vehicles sector: here, 95,566 female citizens have registered labor contracts."
The deputy also expressed his opinion about the average monthly wages of women: "The highest salary is offered in the mining industry. Here, the average salary of female workers is 2,915 manats. Next, the average monthly salary of female citizens engaged in finance and insurance activities is 1,813 manats.
The first three are completed by the information and communication sector: 1,353 manats. In the education sector, which has a large share in employment, the average monthly salary of women is 731 manats. Currently, the average monthly salary of women equals 68.9 percent of the average salary of men. Globally, this ratio is 77-80 percent."