Focus on Gender paints a picture of the relative lives of men and women in contemporary UK society. It includes information on their characteristics, experiences and lifestyles, placing particular emphasis on gender differences.

In many ways, the lives of women and men have become more similar, as more and more women have entered the labour market. Despite this, differences remain. Although the pay gap has narrowed, women still earn less than men and follow very different career paths. Furthermore, the majority of the responsibility for household chores and childcare is still the province of women. Women can expect to live longer than men but these extra years of life may not be years of healthy life.

List of annual publications

• Population

  From age 22 women out number men

• Living Arrangements

  9 in 10 lone parents are women

  
  
• Housing

  1 in 2 lone mothers live in social housing

• Education

  Girls outperform boys at GCSE and A level

• Working Lives

  Men managers twice as likely as women

• Work and Family

  1 in 2 mums of under 5s are in labour force

• Personal Finances

  Women's hourly pay is 82% of men's

• Health

  Women live almost 5 years longer than men

• Health Related Behaviour

  More overweight men than
  women

• Lifestyles

  Women do more chores than men

  
  
• Travel

  Shopping accounts for 1 in 4 of women's trips

• Crime

  4 in 5 offenders are male

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