However, when you look at the actual distribution, you quickly notice that many more women than men work in the - rather low-paying - social sector. In contrast, men outnumber women in technical fields. The number of women working in these jobs has barely increased in the last few decades. The predominance of men in executive jobs has also not changed, even though it is known that companies benefit from having women as leaders.

The most popular professions for men are mechatronics engineer and electronics engineer, while women commonly choose to become office managers or medical assistants.

It's a similar story in the choices of study major. Aside from business and law, which are equally popular with men and women, preferences differ a lot: men especially like studying mechanical engineering, computer science and electrical engineering, while women choose German, medicine and teaching.