Syrian regime figures released showed that females are more likely than men to register at the employment offices, and by a very large percentage. The number of men registering has decreased significantly.
Raed Neama, the head of the employment office at the Social Welfare and Labor Institution, drew attention to the vast different rates of registration and the increasing number of females registering.
“The total number of persons registered with the institution since 2001 to mid-2017 is around 218,000, including around 136,000 males, and around 82,000 females. These numbers show that a higher number of males registered in the 16 previous years, but a detailed look shows that the number of females has been increasing gradually at a faster rate than the number of registering males,” according to Neama.
According to figures available from the beginning of 2017 until mid-August, the number of males registered with the employment offices is barely over 2,460 compared to 7,700 females. The numbers of females registering are three times the number of males.
Based on the educational attainment of those registering with the employment offices, a total of 1273 males and 4677 females are university graduates registered over the past eight months. Of those registering, 202 males versus 955 females are institute degree holders, and 449 males versus 1242 females hold high school certificates.
In presenting these statistics, the regime media outlets sought to show the wide gap between the sexes, and attributed the differences to the “general conditions in the country” which has had a clear effect on the changing proportions and numbers. The regime media outlets did not mention the killing and forced migration of many Syrian males as key factors affecting these statistical findings.
