The table compares the percentage of women in the total workforce with the proportion of female employees in managerial positions in five different countries: Australia, Egypt, Japan, and the United States.
Overall, women accounted for a relatively large proportion of the workforce in most countries, except Egypt. However, the percentage of females in management positions showed recognisable differences between nations. While Australia and the United states had a smilar proportion of female workers and managers, the figure for Japan, Singapore and Egypt showed a noticeable gap.
Looking first at the proportion of women in the workforce, Japan recorded the highest figure, at 48%, followed by the United States at 46%. Australia and Singapore had slightly lower percentages, at 42% and 41% respectively. In contrast, Egypt had by far the lowest proportion, with women making up only 20% of the total workforce.
Regarding managerial positions, the United States had the highest percentage of female managers, at 49% , which as slightly higher than its overall female workforce proportion. Australia also showed a similar pattern, with women accounting for 43% of management roles. However, the figures were considerably lower in Japan and Singapore, where only 17% and 9% of managers were female, despite their relatively high female workforce participation. Egypt followed a similar trend, with women representing just 12% of managerial positions.