EU- A statistical perspective on women and men in the EU27

How much higher is the life expectancy for women than for men, and what is it expected to be in 2030? Is the unemployment rate for women higher than for men? And what about the employment rate? What are the differences between women and men in their use of the internet - sending e-mails, reading on-line newspapers, doing internet banking or checking work opportunities?

Answers to these questions can be found in this News Release , published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union , on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on 8 March 2010.

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