The provided table illustrates the number of male and female employees in New Zealand, between 1993 and 2003, divided into six sectors: manufacturing, building, commerce, services, IT, and farming.
Overall, most men are interested in manufacturing, building, IT, and farming, whereas the reverse is true for service-related occupations.
As can be seen from the table, in the year 1993, 55% males pursued a manufacturing job, exceeding that of women (45%). After ten years, the proportion of men declined modestly by 3%, while the figure for females increased a similar amount to males. In terms of building, the number of men is just under 70%, while that of females was significantly lower, at 32% in 1993. From 1993 to 2013, building career paths attracted more female employees to 40% while the opposite was true for men. In light of commerce, the rate of men and women is mostly similar, which ranges from 45% to 55%. Turning to services, the difference in genders was the most pronounced compared to others, which were 14%- 40% for men, and 60%-85% for women. Moreover, jobs related to IT attracted the highest enrollments from males in 1993 and 2003, which were 80% and 70%, respectively, and the remaining were females. Similarly, the figure for the employment pattern for males underwent a moderate descent, from 75% to 65%, while the reverse was true for females.