The given table illustrates the proportion of male and female lawyers working in different fields, including private law, business, government, and others, over a 16-year period starting in 2001.
Overall, the percentage of private layers is higher in the year 2016 than in 2001. Furthermore, the given table between genders was little in 2001; however, the percentage of female lawyers had increased that of male percent in three groups, including private, business, and governments, in 2016.
In 2001, while the government sectors had the highest percentage for men and women with 45% and 41%, respectively, the business one was the lowest one at 14% each. Moreover, the number of women was slightly higher than that of men in the last two fields. Female had risen 2% individually in private and other sectors.
In 2016, despite the proportion of government also being the highest, men decreased 2% and women climbed 1%. On the other hand, females inclined to 21% each in private and business, while the figure for males dropped into 19% and 14%, respectively. Ultimately, others went up for male, approaching 29%, while for females, it went down half percentage from the past, reaching 16%.