The differences between the sexes in the working world in Bavaria are greater than the national average. This emerges from a response from the federal government to a request from the left. According to this, fewer women were recently working in a so-called normal employment relationship in the Free State than in a nationwide comparison. At the same time, the proportion of male employees in atypical employment relationships in Bavaria was lower – and that of female employees was higher. “More than 65 years of uninterrupted CSU rule have left their mark in Bavaria,” said deputy parliamentary group leader Susanne Ferschl. This is best shown “in the screaming gender injustice” in the world of work.
In simplified terms, the statistics understand a normal employment relationship as any permanent job with at least 21 hours per week. In 2022, 78.9 percent of all male core jobs in Bavaria and 62.8 percent of all female jobs were doing this. In the national average, the proportion of men was a little lower at 77.5 percent – but that of women was higher at 66.1 percent. A similar picture emerges when looking at working hours. On the national average, 77.3 percent of part-time employees subject to social security contributions were women. For Bavaria, this was 79.4 percent for women.
The left sees one reason in the lack of daycare places. These were also requested from the federal government. According to this, in purely mathematical terms, around 46,600 childcare places for children under the age of three were missing in the Free State last year – and 23,400 places for children aged three to under six years. The gap among children under the age of three has almost doubled since 2012, according to a statement by the left. The creation of daycare and kindergarten places is one of the basic requirements to enable women to participate in working life on an equal footing. An “investment offensive” by the federal and state governments for more staff and places is now necessary. In view of the shortage of skilled workers, business representatives are also pleading for an expansion of the day-care center structures. The hope: to relieve women of care work and enable them to switch from part-time to full-time.