The given table represents the proportion of male and female employees in six different sectors in New Zealand between 1993 and 2003.
Overall, it is clear that male dominated IT, Farming, and Building sectors in both years, although male employees declined from these sectors over the period, while the proportion of female employees in the service sector was higher than male.
At the beginning of the period, around 80% and 75% of male were employed in the IT and Farming sectors in 1993, compared to 20% and 25% of females. By 2003, the proportion of male employees decreased moderately to 70% in the IT sector and 65% in Farming. In contrast, the percentage of women rose from 20% to 30% and from 25% to 35% in the IT and Farming sectors, respectively, by 2003. Similarly, the male employees dropped from 68% to 60% in the Building sector, whereas female workers rose by 8% (from 32% to 40%) between 1993 and 2003. In addition, female employees rose slightly from 45% to 48%, while male employees declined by 3% in the Manufacturing sector over the period.
On the other hand, there were 85% of females, compared to 15% of male in the service sector in 1993; however, the proportion of female employees experienced a significant fall, reaching 60% by 2003, while the male employees rose dramatically to 40% over the period. In the commerce sector, there were around 45% male and 55% female employees in 1993. After 1993, the proportion of male employees rose steadily to 50%, and the number of females decreased by 5% by 2003.