The tables illustrate the proportion of experts, categorised by gender, across different types of business in 1990, 2000, and 2010.
Overall, manufacturing employed the highest percentages of male specialists, while tourism was the most popular sector for female counterparts. Additionally, there was an increase in the percentage of male and female experts in almost all categories over two decades, except for the manufacturing business, where figures declined in both sexes.
Regarding the kinds of enterprises where the participation of male experts dominated, the manufacturing sector employed the highest rates of men in the first decade, standing at 30% in 1990, more than three times higher than that of women, at 7% innially. Over the following two decades, the percentage of male specialists in this field declined dramatically, dropping to 10% by 2010, while the figure of females experienced a slight rise before decreasing to 3% in the final year, making it the least preferred sector among females. As for the retail business, the percentage of male specialists remained unchanged over the 20 years, at 13%; whereas the figure for women increased by 1% each decade, growing from 7% to 9%.
Moving on to the remaining categories, tourism established their dominance of females specialists, at 23% in 1990, 10 percentage points higher than that of men, at 13%. However, the distribution of women in tourism underwent a modest growth over the period, ending at 27%, making it the largest employment sector throughout the period. Conversely, the rate of men in this area decreased slightly to 10% by 2010. Similarly, the proportion of women in health increased considerably from 9% in 1990 to 15% in 2010, exceeding that of men, whose figure rose slightly from 7% to 9%.