The table compares four different types of industries where (in which) worked males and females in a specific country in 1990, 2000, and 2010. The data are expressed as percentages.
Overall, it is clear that the percentage of working men in retail/shops and manufacturing was dominant in all years, while the other two industries, health and tourism, were the most common for women.
Looking at the graph in more detail, there were the same amount of male workers in retail shops in all years, at 13%. The percentage of working women gradually rose from 7% in 1990 to 9% in 2010. Employment in manufacturing was the main industry for men, accounting for 30% in the initial year. However, the figure notably dropped to 15% and further decreased to 10% by 2010. In contrast, the female employees in manufacturing had the lowest share in all years, accounting for 7% in 1990, 8% in 2000, and 3% in 2010.
As for the remaining figures, the health sector was mainly occupied by females, contributing 9% in the initial year before steadily increased to 11% and further rose to 15% by 2010. By contrast, the proportion of men accounted for 7% in the both two decades. Then the figure slightly rose to 9% by the final year. Similarly, the tourism sector was dominated by women, at 23% in 1990. Then, there was observed a gradual growth to 25% and 27% in 2000 and 2010, respectively. The percentage of working men in tourism was 13% before fell to 10% by 2010.
