The table illustrates the percentage of working male and female by sector in four different areas of employment from 1986 to 2006.
Overall, women showed the highest figure in catering and education, while men demonstrated actively figure in banking and manufacturing rather than women.
In 1986, men were passive in catering with 16%, after that it slightly increased to 22% in 1996 and remained stable until 2006 with 22%. In banking employment, men were more active rather than women with 11% in 1986 and it experienced a rise to 20% in 1996, after a decade it improved a bit to 21%. Moreover, as for manufacturing, the engagement among both genders gradually declined over the period. For instance, the proportion for men showed 32% in 1986 and fell noticeably to 21% and 17% after two decades. The percentage for men demonstrated passive role in education than women with 13%, 14% and 15% in three decades.
While, in women catering employment was more active than men, however it stood at 26% from 1986 to 2006. however banking sector slightly grow from 12%, 16% and 19% in three decades. Manufacturing employment fell roughly from 18% to 6% in 1986, 1996 and 2006. Over the span, women experienced a high rise in education area with 33% in 1986 and with 35% in 1996 and it ended up with 38% in 2006