The bar chart shows the gender composition of staff in one particular institution in 2008. Overall, males mostly dominated in science subjects, while females took the lead in social subjects. Notably, the gender gap was most pronounced in engineering and history, where either males or females outnumbered one another by a significant margin, respectively.
Men formed the majority of the teaching workforce in four out of seven subjects. Engineering was particularly male-dominated, with around 90% of staff being men – nearly twice as high as the percentage for arts (43%) and medicine (48%). Astronomy and science followed at close second, each accounting for about 65%, which was slightly more than the figure for law teachers, at 60%. These were almost double the proportion of men employed as history teachers, at approximately 30% – the least chosen discipline among males.
Women, on the other hand, led in the remaining subjects. Among all, history was chosen most by females, where they made up approximately 70%, which was almost twice the proportion of law teachers, at 40%. Arts and medicine also accounted for higher shares among women, amounting to 58% and 55%, respectively, while the percentage of female teachers in astronomy and science was identical, both demonstrating 35%. Engineering saw the lowest female representation, with only 10% of the staff being women.