Presented for consideration is a table illustrating the lawyers’ distribution in 4 distinct industries, namely private lawyer, business, government and others,in a specific nation between 2001 and 2016.
In concise terms, government jobs consistently accounted for the highest percentage of employment among both male and female lawyers throughout the period. Furthermore, the gap between genders was relatively small in 2001 but became more pronounced over time as by 2016, the percentage of women lawyers had overtaken that of men in the three main fields, including private, business, and government sectors.
In 2001, most lawyers worked in government jobs (45% of men and 41% of women). The “others” category was also common, with 26% of men and 28% of women. Fewer lawyers worked in the private sector, with 15% of men and 17% of women. The business sector had the lowest number of lawyers, at 14% for both men and women.
By 2016, fewer men worked in government jobs (38%), but more women did (42%). The private sector grew a little, with 19% of men and 21% of women. The business sector stayed the same for men (14%) but had more women (21%). The “others” category dropped a lot for women (16%) but went up slightly for men (29%).