Women at Work – Some Facts

Did You Know…

• Almost 47% of the UK workforce is female
• 56.6% of all first degrees are achieved by women
• 80% of all consumer buying decisions are made by women
• 21.2% of local government chief executives are women
• 18.7% of all judges are women
• 9% of police officers ranked as chief constable, deputy chief constable or assistant chief are women
• 50% of women working in low paid jobs are working beneath their potential

Information supplied by Opportunity Now, part of Business in the Community