The table compares the proportion of men and women employed in six industrues in New Zealand in 1993 and 2003.
Overall, man were more likely to work in manufacturing, building, information technology and farmimg in both years, while women were more dominant in servises and commerce. over the ten-yaer period male employment declined in most sectors, whereas female participation in building, farming and IT.
In 1993, manufacturing and building were male-dominant, with 55% and 68% of workers being men respectively. Although these figures fell slightly to 52% and 60% in 2003, men continued to outnumber women in both fields. A similar downward trend was observerd in farming and information technology, where male employment decreased from 75% to 65% from 80% to 70% respectively.
By contrast, women were heavily represented in servises, accounting for 85% of the worforce in 1993, thoygh this figure declined to 60%by 2003.
In commerce, women initially formed the majority at 55%, but the gender gap narrowed by 2003, when both sexes accounted for an equal share of 50%. Notably, female participation in building an IT rose markedly, highlighting a gradual shift toward greater gender balance across tradionally male-dominated sectors.