Fig. 12

Gender unemployment gaps in EU “Explained.” Note: EU LFS data. Own calculations. Five-year averages of gender unemployment gaps among prime age individuals over 2003–2007. Sampling weights are used for the construction of the annual gender unemployment gaps. Family leave duration is the maximum duration of total paid postnatal leave in months. Source: The Council of Europe Family Policy Database. Perceived gender discrimination is measured as the share of all respondents who perceive gender discrimination as widespread in their country. Source: Eurobarometer 2008. Straight lines show fit from an OLS regression of gender unemployment gaps on a constant and the respective right-hand-side variables