The provided table illustrates the proportion of lawyers at four different fields of jobs, divided by gender demographics, in 2001 and 2016.
Overall, the number of lawyers working in government field led the list in both genders, whereas the figure for business was the lowest level followed by the proportion of male lawyers stood at its position over 15-year periods.
In 2001, the number of lawyers in government field with male and female reach a peak, at 45% and 41%, while the business numbers have the lowest percentage, at 14% in both genders. Following this, fifteen years later, the male business lawyers still remained stable at 14% although the female counterparts rise notably, reaching to 21%. Additionally, the male lawyers working for government dropped remarkably, at 38% and there was only one more proportion plus in female counterpart, at 42%, in 2016.
Regarding to remaining categories, the number of lawyers working in others fields was higher, at 26% for male and 28% for female, than the figures for private lawyer, at 15% and 17% respectively. After which, while there was an upward trend for the number of private lawyers in both gender, at 19% and 21%, the numbers working in others field rose slightly by 3% with the female counterpart dropped significantly, at 16% in 2016.