article_snippet.sent: One million men are now actively choosing to work part-time as One million men become more involved in childcare or retire gradually.
article_snippet.sent: Official figures show there has been a stark 14 per cent rise in the number of men opting to work part-time in the last two years.
article_snippet.sent: This compares to a 4 per cent rise in women choosing part-time work over the same period, according to the Office for National Statistics.
article_snippet.sent: One million men have chosen to work part-time as One million men become more involved in childcare or are retiring gradually .
article_snippet.sent: There are now 1.02million men in the UK who have opted to work reduced hours, compared to 4.58million women – who more commonly work part-time to care for children or family.
article_snippet.sent: It follows a sharp rise in the number of stay-at-home fathers, with the latest figures showing a 6 per cent annual rise, compared to a 28 per cent fall in the number of stay-at-home mothers.
article_snippet.sent: But recruitment experts said the rise in part-time male workers also signalled an increase in pre-tirement –
article_snippet.sent: a trend where older gradually reduce their hours rather than suddenly retiring.
article_snippet.sent: Out of the 8.2million part-time workers in the UK, 5.6million have chosen to work shorter hours, 1.35million cannot find full-time work, 200,000 are ill or disabled and 1.02million are students.
article_snippet.sent: Out of the 5.6 million people now choosing to work part time in the UK, the number of men now doing this has now hit the one million mark.
article_snippet.sent: There are now 1.02million men in the UK who have decided to reduce 1.02million men in the UK who have decided to reduce their hours compared to 4.58million women hours compared to 4.58million women .
highlights_snippet.sent: Only 4% more women have chosen to go part-time over the last two years .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: There are now 1.02million men in UK who have decided to reduce hours .
  