The bar chat illustrates proportion of men and women executives in six various professions across the UK in 2007. The data is divided into six categories: health & social work, education, public administration & defense, wholesale & retail trade, manufacturing, construction.
Overall, it can be observed that females had a higher percentage than males in most qualifications, especially health & social work. In addition, males had a higher proportion than females, particularly in construction.
Looking at health & social work, females was recorded at around , while males represented roughly . Regarding education, females made up about , whereas males stood at around . For public administration & defense, females accounted for approximately . In comparison, males amounted to . Turning to wholesale & retail trade, females and males made up equal percentage about . In terms of manufacturing, females constituted around , while males was recorded at roughly . For construction, females represented approximately , whereas males stood at around .
In conclusion, the greatest difference between the two genders was in construction, while wholesale & retail trade illustrated the most similar rates.
