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WP.151

Trends in feminization of the teaching profession
in OECD countries 1980-95

Cathy Wylie

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Appendix

Table 1. Feminization in primary education 1980-95
 


Country

 

Level 1980
% of women

 

Level 1995
% of women

 

Rate 1995 as
% of 1980 base


Australia

70

76

9

Austria

75

83

10

Belgium

59

72

22

Canada

66

67

1

Czech Republic

-

93

-

France

68

79

16

Germany

-

81

-

Greece

48

56

17

Hungary

80

92

14

Ireland

74

78

6

Italy

87

94

8

Japan

57

61

8

Republic of Korea

37

59

62

Luxembourg

50

51

2

Netherlands

46

65

41

New Zealand

66

81

23

Norway

56

63

12

Portugal

82

-

-

Spain

64

71

10

Turkey

41

44

7

United Kingdom

78

80

3

United States

-

86

-

Source: UNESCO database for 1980 and 1995 figures (cited in ILO (1998)).


Table 2. Feminization in secondary education 1980-95
Selected OECD countries

 


Country

Level 1980
% of women

Level 1995
% of women

Rate 1995 as
% of 1980 base


Australia

45

51

12

Austria

49

55

13

Canada

44

67

52

Czech Republic

-

61

-

France

55

58

6

Germany

49

-

Greece

49

55

12

Hungary

-

66

-

Ireland

50

54

9

Italy

58

64

9

Japan

26

33

24

Republic of Korea

26

38

48

New Zealand

39

57

71

Portugal

59

-

-

Spain

40

52

30

Turkey

35

40

15

United Kingdom

-

55

-

United States

-

56

-

Source: UNESCO data base for 1980 and 1995 figures (cited in ILO (1998)).


Table 3. Headships - per population
 


Country

Primary

Secondary

 

 


 


Headships

Headships per
capita of
population

Women as
% of headships
1993

Headships

Headships per
capita of
population

Women as
% of headships
1993


Belgium

1 465

0.0146

36

2 111

0.021

21

Canada

7 930

0.0280

34

2 149

0.008

19

France

12 305

0.021

29

Finland

500

0.010

18

Ireland

3 345

0.0940

44

550

0.016

42

Italy

4 616

0.0080

46

9 567

0.017

29

Netherlands

8 287

0.0500

13

New Zealand

2 251

0.0610

27

319

0.009

16

Sweden

2 704

0.0300

46

552

0.006

27

United Kingdom

21 202

0.0360

50

4 716

0.008

22

Table 4. Teaching hours and feminization
 


Country

 

Primary

 

 

 

 

 

Lower secondary

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


Teaching hours
1996

Feminization
level 1995

Rate of feminization
increase 1980-95

Teaching hours
1996

Feminization
level 1995

Rate of feminization
increase 1980-95


Austria

684

High

Low

658

High

Medium

Belgium

861

High

High

741

France

900

High

Medium

647

High

Low

Greece

780

Medium

Medium

629

High

Medium

Ireland

915

High

Low

735

High

Low

Netherlands

975

Medium

Major

910

New Zealand

804

High

High

776

High

Major

Norway

713

Medium

Medium

611

Spain

900

Medium

Low

900

Medium

High

Turkey

830

Low

Low

996

High

Medium

Source for teaching hours: 1996 OECD: Education at a glance 1998, table E3.1, p. 284 (1999).


Table 5. Comparison of primary and secondary feminization
levels and rates of change within countries

 


Country

 

Primary

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


Feminization level 1980

Rate of change in feminization 1980-95

Feminization level 1995

Feminization level 1980

Rate of change in feminization 1980-95

Feminization level 1995


Greece

Low

Medium

Medium

Medium

Medium

High

Republic of Korea

Low

Major

Medium

Low

Major

Low

Netherlands

Low

Major

Medium

-

-

-

Turkey

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Belgium

Medium

High

High

-

-

-

Canada

Medium

Very low

Medium

Medium

Major

High

France

Medium

Medium

High

High

Low

High

Japan

Medium

Low

Medium

Low

High

Low

Luxembourg

Medium

Very low

Medium

-

-

-

New Zealand

Medium

High

High

Low

Major

High

Norway

Medium

Medium

Medium

-

-

-

Spain

Medium

Medium

Medium

Low

High

Medium

Austria

High

Low

High

Medium

Medium

High

Australia

High

Low

High

Medium

Medium

Medium

Hungary

High

Medium

High

-

-

High

Ireland

High

Low

High

Medium

Low

High

Italy

High

Low

High

High

Low

High

Portugal

High

-

-

High

-

-

United Kingdom

High

Very low

High

-

-

High



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Updated by BR. Approved by OdVR. Last update: 28 September 2000.